to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
according to (one's) calculations; for the purpose of calculation
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to quit one's job; to resign
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
productive; constructive; meaningful
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
automatic; intransitive verb
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
ingredient; component; composition
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away