reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
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)
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
free time; spare time; idle moment
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
when it becomes; when it comes to
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to recall; to remember; to recollect
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase