staff member; employee; worker; personnel
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to face on; to look out on to
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
to shed light; to cast light
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
safety boots; safety shoes; steel-toe boots
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
difficult problem; challenge
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
advance; moving forward; progress
suited figure; person in a suit
to find fault with; to question
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
conviction; belief; confidence
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
clearing one's throat; cough
senior high school student
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
basis; foundation; grounds; authority