deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
power supply unit; PSU; power module
volume retailer; mass marketer; emporium
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to draw for a specific purpose; to draw for the occasion
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
basis; based on; conformance; conformity; authority (of); standard
only recently; just of late
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
passing of years; lapse of time; aging; ageing
external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
galley; tray used for printing; galley proof
test print; test sheet; trial print run
palatial residence; stately mansion
home theater; home cinema
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
exclusive; attached to; specialist
private tutor; coach; governess
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
justice; fairness; impartiality
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
rise and fall (e.g. prices); fluctuation; difference (rank, grade, quality, etc.); variation
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot