habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
property damage (not including ships, buildings, planes and documents)
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
to succeed; to bear fruit
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond