lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
when it becomes; when it comes to
preparation; arrangements
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
number of times; frequency; count
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
change of occupation; career change
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
late at night; at a late hour
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to state; to express; to mention
if you think about it; come to think of it
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
active; dynamic; energetic
everyday life; daily life
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other