story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
food delivered from a restaurant
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
foreign; abroad; overseas
division (of company); operations department
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
at that time; in those days
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
by means of; due to; because of; according to
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
is something that; is that which
Alan (member of an ancient Scythian people)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
end; close; conclusion; termination
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
late at night; at a late hour
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
half-holiday; taking half of the day off
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)