company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to cry and shout; to scream
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
referring a case to a public prosecutor
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
accredited master (of a performing art); being famous; being popular; famous person
government service; the bureaucracy
boastful speech; bragging
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
dispersal; scattering; discrete
process; course; mechanism
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to telephone; to make a phone call
answering machine; answer phone
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to put on airs; to assume importance
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
atrocious crime; heinous crime
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
such; like that; that sort of; very