whispering; murmuring; subdued
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to be profitable; to yield a profit
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
general; popular; common; typical
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
how many people; a number of people
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
plural; multiple; several
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
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)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
income; receipts; revenue
to employ; to hire; to charter
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
infinite loop; closed loop
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...