general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
consuming food and drink in restaurant (as opposed to taking it home)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
bento; Japanese box lunch
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to yearn for; to be in love with
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
single word; a few words; brief comment
going home from work; on the way home from work
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
near oneself; close to one; familiar
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
equilibrium; good balance; poise
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
in the meanwhile; during the time
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
way; method; means; resource; course
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
decision; determination; resolution
surely; certainly; without doubt
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively