steady; honest; sober; straightforward
management; administration; operation
interest; rights; concession
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
subordinate offices or institutions
rating; classification; allocation; grading
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
family-oriented; familial
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
(social) position; status
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
weird; disgusting; sickening
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
(navigable) canal; waterway
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection