to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
the other day; a few days ago
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
abstract side of things (such as personnel, skill, information; as opposed to physical things)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly
ongoing; in progress; afoot
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
one's possessions; ownership
article; thing; object; property; real estate
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
common people; ordinary people; masses
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
sphere; circle; range; category
representative; exemplary; model
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to compete with; to vie for
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
colon; eau de Cologne; colonist