fundamental academic skills; expected basic knowledge (of a subject)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
aptitude; aptness; suitability
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
meaning; significance; sense
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
person of high rank or position
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
discriminatory; discriminative
technique; art; skill; move
enforcement of official discipline; tightening of discipline; eliminating corruption among government officials
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail