duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
about; on; regarding; per; for every
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
all night; throughout the night
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
interest (in something); enthusiasm
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
(national) capital (city); metropolis
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn
on and after; from ... onward; since
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
transactions; dealings; business
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire