to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
necessary documents; important documents
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
good-for-nothing; worthless
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
fast-talking; rapid talking
sickroom; hospital room; ward
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
originally; by nature; from the start
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
(deposit) passbook; bankbook
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
major incident; major happening; big scandal