official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
with a click (of a button or switch); with a snap; crisply; one (small protrusion, hole, etc.); single; shortly
energy drink; nutritional supplement drink; vitamin drink
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
publication of results; announcement of results
striking; remarkable; considerable
final selection (e.g. of applicants); final screening; shortlisting
winning a prize; placing (high; in a contest)
job hunting; job searching
if it is (the case that ...)
failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election; not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); rejection; failing to win a prize
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
application form (esp. a job application)
document screening; paper screening; narrowing down a field of applicants based on resumes, written applications, etc.
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
senior; veteran; old-timer
system; institution; organization; organisation
Japanese corporation; Japanese subsidiary (of a foreign corporation)
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
graduation thesis; bachelor's degree thesis
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome
attempting to conceive; trying to have children
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
product; produce; result; fruit
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
home delivery (of food); outside catering