director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
compensating; making up for; supplementation
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to press a question; to cross-examine
to subsist; to keep on living
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
almost; roughly; approximately
primary school; elementary school; grade school
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
settlement; solution; resolution
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice