to be sacked; to be dismissed
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
treating someone like a child
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to intend; to be sure that
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
becoming employed by a government office, agency, board, etc.
the same grade; same class
trio; triumvirate; three famous retainers
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
usually; under usual circumstances
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
help; assistance; service
courteous; decorous; polite
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently