painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
several years; a few years
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
remembrance; recollection; recognition
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
man; male; masculine gender
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
counter seat; seat at the counter
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
(police) detective; criminal matter
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
verbal message; word (from someone)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
use; utilization; utilisation; application
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)