course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
prevention; precaution; protection against
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to watch steadily; to stare
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
every single word and phrase; word by word
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
just past noon; afternoon
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
have a good day; take care; see you
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
business trip; official trip
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
one meal; one meal (a day)
rice and curry; curry rice