answering machine; answerphone
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
long hit; slugging; extra-base hit
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to move forward; to move on
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to have a talk; to tell a story
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
that; the matter in question
to live; to make a living; to get on with
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to become better; to improve
according to (depending on) one's ability; if one is good (competent, talented) enough
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
environment; surroundings; circumstances
interview (e.g. for a job)
change of job; change of occupation; career change
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to shout (in anger); to yell
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
choice; selection; option
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to sell off; to dispose of
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)