company president; manager; director
economic conditions; economic situation; financial situation; financial circumstances
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
particularly; only; in the case of
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
even if not; even without
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
regulation cap; school cap
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
considerably; fairly; quite
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank