to increase; to add to; to augment
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
prime of one's working life
man; male; masculine gender
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
negotiations; discussions; connection
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
arbitration; intercession; mediation
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
stoppage time; injury time; added time; lost time; wasted time
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
is something that; is that which
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other