place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
second (unit of time); arc second
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
smoking area; smoking corner
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
artificial satellite; man-made satellite
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
direct descent; direct line
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
(with a) successful outcome; (ending in) success
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
at that time; in those days
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; (lit.) 8 faces and 6 arms
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed