to go back to the starting point
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
new colour; fresh-looking colour (e.g. of plants); vivid colour
influencer (e.g. on social media)
what type of thing; which one
resident employee; local staff; representative of a local office; employee assigned to an office
continuous shooting (photography); consecutive shooting; rapid shooting
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
ex-husband; former husband
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
to start working; to take action
stupid idiot; total moron
cutting in line; queue jumping
deceiving; cheating; fooling
cold reception; unwelcoming treatment
incessant working; working non-stop
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
article to be delivered; present