repair; mending; fixing; servicing
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
company president; manager; director
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
commerce; trade; business
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
official divorce registration papers
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
(written) contract; agreement
just because; even if; even though
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
kimono fabrics shop; draper
dirty old man; pervert; lecher
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
way (of doing); manner; method; means
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
trading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.)
first-rate; finest quality; the best
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon