to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
even if; even though; however; no matter how
environment; circumstance
near; close; beside; third person
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to become inverted; to become reversed
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
and; thereupon; because of that
looking pale; looking unwell
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome