to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
accounting; administration (of money)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
story; tale; talk; discussion
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
now; the present time; just now; another; more
one's post; place of work; workplace
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
in this way; thus; such; uh...
scale; scope; plan; structure
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
by myself; in person; by oneself
part time (esp. female part time employees)
to employ; to hire; to charter