record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
liaison department; public relations department
dullard; indecisive person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
putting into operation; invocation
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
outside of; not covered by
arbitrariness; self-will; whim
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
nonchalantly; without a care
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to lend an ear to; to listen to
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
joints; points (of a speech)
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
also known as; also called
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section