business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
the way back; the way home; return trip
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
fifth day of the month; five days
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
amicable breakup of a married couple (without filing for divorce)
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
have a good day; take care; see you
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
the other day; lately; recently
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
until now; so far; up to the present
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to subsist; to keep on living
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)