counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
to be reflected in a mirror
interruption; suspension; break
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
cost price; purchase price; cost; production cost; manufacturing cost; prime cost
to say no more; to sink into silence
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
helper; assistant; help; assistance
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
the whole school; all the schools
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
repentance; confession; penitence
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer