usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
office building; office complex
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
conference room; council room
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
gleaming; shining; glistening
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
company president; manager; director
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
whitening (esp. of teeth)
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
radiant smile; contented smile
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
on the way home from school
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)