impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
merit (ability, efficiency) rating; employee performance evaluation
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
enterprise; business; company; corporation
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
main question; real issue at hand
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
B class; B grade; second rate
price; cost; value; worth; value
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to put up (a notice); to post
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
together with; same; both; all; including ...
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
marking; grading; scoring
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
sharing; division; draw; tie
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular