research and development; R&D
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
about; on; regarding; per; for every
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
genius; prodigy; natural gift
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
since; henceforth; ever since
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
many; numerous; various; large number of
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
society; public; community; social studies
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)