root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
format; procedure; way of proceeding
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
research publication; scholarly publication
fish pond (artificially stocked); fishing pond
historical archive; library of historical records
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
first year of high school; first-year high school student
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.); concert
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to spread; to be propagated