clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
half and half; fifty-fifty
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
study of foreign languages; linguistics
pupil; student; schoolchild
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
grey moustache; white beard
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
to examine someone's expression
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
elementary level; beginner level
symbol; code; sign; notation
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
sense of unity; sense of oneness
complete; whole; perfect; safe
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
order; sequence; procedure
spell; charm; incantation; magic word