instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
nonchalant air; unruffled air
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
business manners; business etiquette
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
interview (e.g. for a job)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
cutlery; silverware; flatware
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
breach of manners; breach of etiquette; faux pas
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
to raise one's voice; to shout
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
exemplar; model; example; pattern
marking; grading; scoring
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
posing a question; question
starting point; starting line
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
evaluation period (software, new employee, etc.); trial period; probation period
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts