new graduate; recent graduate
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
job hunting; job searching
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
armed forces; military; troops
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
loveable; very likeable; like very much
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
ability; capability; skill
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
palatial residence; stately mansion
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
sports ground; sports oval
for use of customers or guests
counter for choices, options, etc.
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
right to choose; a say; option
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
please be careful; please take care
being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
adding points; addition of marks and symbols to a classical Chinese text to aid reading in Japanese