mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
instead; but (on the other hand)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
two times; twice; two degrees
calamity; disaster; misfortune
third time lucky; third time's the charm
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
misanthropy; misanthropist
chatter mark (machine tools)
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
foreign company; overseas enterprise; overseas firm
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
scale; scope; plan; structure
beyond this point; from now on; after this
position; location; base; point; site
severe; strict; tough; hard
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument