good humour (humor); good mood
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
free ride (e.g. on train)
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
bluff; false show of power; bold front
prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
unusual occurrence; variation; mutation
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
reason for being; raison d'être
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
several weeks; a few weeks
performance of one's official duties
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
from the beginning; from scratch
kindergartener; preschooler
rational; reasonable; logical
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
sports ground; playing field; playground
refrigerator; cooler; freezer; radiator (of a car)
not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD