tieless; not wearing a tie; open-necked
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
lathe; potter's wheel; windlass; pulley
talk; dialogue; conversation
to cause laughter; to extract a smile
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
bunches (e.g. of fruit); clusters; crammed (e.g. with people); overflowing
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
way of reciting; way of telling a story
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
dawning (of a new era); dawn
social game; social network game
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
company director; board member
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
many; a lot; much; multitude
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
planned; scheduled; systematic
record of proceedings; minutes
summary; digest; outline; abstract
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)