duty; function; office; mission; task
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
in advance; beforehand; previously
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
short circuit; short; illogical jump; drawing a hasty inference (between two events); jumping to conclusions
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to slap; to strike; to spank
bacterium; bacteria; germ
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to become possible; to become able to (do)
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
Hello Work; nickname for the Public Employment Security Office
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
unemployment insurance; employment insurance
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple