painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
air-permeability; breathability
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
new graduate; recent graduate
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to thrust before; to thrust at
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
sales; selling; marketing
development; exploitation
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly