absence; disregard; indifference
remembrance; recollection; recognition
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
forwarding agency; express company
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
way of reciting; way of telling a story
one way or the other; either way
justice; fairness; impartiality
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
ago; since; before; previous
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
rising; ascending; climbing
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to go out and away; to leave
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
leaving everything up to someone else
twice; again; second time
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)