new employee; freshman employee; new hire
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to call out; to ask someone to come
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
the two leading actors (in a play); the two star players; the two distinctive features; the two main items (attractions)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
invitation; introduction; temptation
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
for your information; I'm telling you
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
according to plan; as planned; on target
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
professor; teaching; instruction
ability; performance; efficiency
making efficient; optimization
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
overanxiety; needless worry
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria