someone engaged in a certain pursuit; practitioner; worker; employee
per person; per capita; per head
cash bonus; reward; bounty
audience; attendance; hearers
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to lean against; to set against
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to deal with effectively; to handle (well); to manage; to pass around (a plate of food, etc.) after taking one's share
one by one; one each; one at a time
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to choke; to have trouble breathing
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
of tender years; very young
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style