serious; not joking; straight
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
absence from work without permission
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
company president; manager; director
next term; next period; next version; next release
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
depression; recession; slump
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
accurate; correct; precise; exact
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
suffix for familiar person
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
newcomer; initiate; rookie
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get