exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
work; business; company; study
serious; not joking; straight
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
grill (esp. fish grill); grilled food; grill room; restaurant serving grilled food; (radiator) grille
business; trade; operations; sales
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
Thanksgiving (US, Canada)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
ago; since; before; previous
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
outside of; not covered by
accounting; administration (of money)
to entrust; to leave to a person
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
power harassment; harassment, e.g. in the workplace, from a position of power; bullying