matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
time; hour; period; class
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
island in a pond or river
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
even though; despite; when
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
just one person; only one
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
because of; owing to; due to
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
to have the privilege of doing
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
business; work; operations; service; duties
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good