to jump at; to be attracted by
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
interior; inside; internal
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
intellectual class; educated class; intelligentsia
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
to complain; to pester; to plead; to beg
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to palm off; to force a sale
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
resolution; vote; decision
notice; notification; report; posting
fixed date; appointed day
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
while; during (the time when)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
just now; a little while back; a short time ago