Hermes (Greek god); Hermes (fashion brand)
in succession; one by one
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
generation; the world; the age
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
university graduate; having graduated from university
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
government worker; public servant; civil servant
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
indicate reason; infers some protest
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
one's own child; one's own children
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school