aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
I don't need it; I don't want it
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
club activities; extracurricular activities
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
charming; fascinating; attractive
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
(being) on time; work hours; time on duty; (in) real time; (watching, etc.) live
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests