at work; in the midst of work; working
story; tale; talk; discussion
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
at least; at most; (even) just
bunch of flowers; bouquet
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
good feeling; feeling good
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
by myself; in person; by oneself
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
to apologize; to apologise
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
that; the matter in question
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
in the same way as; just like