first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
(period of) a year; during an era
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
coined word; coinage; neologism
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
genuine article; real thing; real deal
dirty old man; pervert; lecher
(political) power; authority; influence
influence; clout; leverage
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
eccentric; crank; oddball
so; like this; in this way
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to pierce through; to break through
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
finding employment; getting a job
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
to set up shop; to open a store
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)