company president; manager; director
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to breathe out; to exhale
is something that; is that which
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
middle of the night; dead of night
at the same time; at a time; at one time; simultaneously
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
that day; the very same day