quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
to live; to make a living; to get on with
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
resignation (from a position)
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to shove to one side; to look at out of the corner of one's eyes
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to spread one's legs; to agree to have sex (for a woman)
triple jump; hop, step and jump
positive thinking; optimism
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
encouragement; urging; spurring on
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
cares; ill feeling; reserve
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
terrific; staggering; tremendous; extremely; incredibly; tremendously
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
careful reading; close reading; intensive reading
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
training period; residency (esp. medical); internship