director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to telephone; to make a phone call
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
assertion; declaration; affirmation
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
contemplation; meditation
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
rebellious phase; rebellious age
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
as (for); for; in the capacity of
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site