correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
script reading; scenario reading; avid reader; bookworm; reading a book; reading books
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
conference room; council room
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to telephone; to make a phone call
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
as expected; as predicted
script; screenplay; scenario
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
original author (of a work)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
ongoing; in progress; afoot
scenery; scene; landscape
making (a book, etc.) into a film; adapting for the screen
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
previous work; preceding work; previous title; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
continuing to pitch; staying at one's post; staying on at work
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care