promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
format; procedure; way of proceeding
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
company visit; visit to a prospective employer
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
serious look (on one's face); straight face
protest; refutation; pleading
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
what one likes, one will do well; you become good at what you like doing
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
new graduate; recent graduate