room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
senior high school; high school
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
company; corporation; workplace
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
no, not like that (but like this)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
how; in what way; how about
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to be free; to be available
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
postponement; deferment; adjournment
having in mind; happening to know of; idea