starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
tabloid format (newspaper, etc.)
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
proofreading; correction of press; calibration
tea and cakes; refreshments
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to apologize; to apologise
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
internal (to a country); interior; home; national; domestic
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
Chinese guger tree (Schima wallichii)
powerful family; powerful clan
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
to fly apart; to tower over; to be out of the ordinary
left of center (politically); left-leaning; tending to the left
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
composite; combined; complex
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
two at a time; two by two; in twos
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair