office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
business trip; official trip
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
no!; no no!; no, not at all
I appreciate your efforts
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
carving; engraving; chiselled features
straight-laced person; stubborn person
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
forwarding agent; carrier
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
sincere; honest; faithful
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
no sleep or rest; working day and night
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
to make a list; to enumerate
multiplication table; times table
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque