easy; simple; there's no way that ...
board of directors; board of trustees
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
quick-tempered; impatient
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
to speak ill of; to disparage
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
birds of a feather flock together
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
worst; poor and boring; uncool
shame; disgrace; raping; rape
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
to kick over; to kick down
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
the lower classes; the common people
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on