clearly miraculous; remarkably miraculous; striking
temple which issues amulets
global positioning system; GPS
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
in order; sequential; seriatim
press; print shop; printing office
bookbinding; binding (a book)
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
plastics; synthetic resins
throwaway; disposable; single-use
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
table of contents; contents
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
broiled eel (usu. mixed into rice)
picking through garbage; dumpster diving; scavenging rubbish
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
rival; competitor; competition
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
love ban; relationship ban; talent agency rule forbidding its clients from getting involved in romantic relationships