to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
that; the matter in question
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
pessimism; disappointment
end of the fiscal year; end of the school year
welfare annuity insurance
outlook; general situation
gender; distinction of sex; sex
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
independent administrative corporation (institution, agency)
training (esp. in-service); induction course
mechanism; organization; organisation
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
month of birth; birthday month
amount of a pension payment; annuity
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to defer; to postpone; to move down
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
postponement; deferment; moving down
increase (in an amount of money)
reduction; diminution; abatement
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead