doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
business world; business circles; (the) industry
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
making efficient; optimization
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
to give; to do (something) for
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
cram school student; student of a private-tutoring school
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
moment to quit; way to quit
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to eat up; to consume (completely)
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
time limit; time restriction
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to put someone to trouble
place where one works; construction site; working area
practice, practice, practice; (only) practice makes perfect
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum; to fly into a rage
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion