plastic sleeve (documents); sheet protector; clear file
general affairs department (e.g. in a company); operations department
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
office romance; office love affair
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
near oneself; close to one; familiar
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
the L-word (i.e. love); being in love
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
return to work; going back to work
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
imagination; supposition; guess
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
suitable or moderate temperature
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty