lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
book; volume; this; present; main; head
present; gift; to give a present or gift
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
joining a company as a mid-career hire
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
meaning; significance; sense
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
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
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
how long; how far; how much
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious