outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
prohibition; inhibition; ban
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
just because; even if; even though
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
town; city; municipal; urban
propulsive power; driving force
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio