back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to speak; to hear a voice
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
breakwater; mole; seawall; bulwark; shield (e.g. against critcism); protective barrier
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
large number (of); many; majority
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
one's post; place of work; workplace
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
because of; owing to; due to
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service (US)
shuttlecock; shuttle service (e.g. bus); shuttle (weaving); space shuttle
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on