protest; refutation; pleading
to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.); to carry forward; to put off; to postpone; to defer
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to look around; to look towards (us)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
commerce; trade; business
white paper (government report)
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
situation; business climate; outlook
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
service industry; service sector
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
anniversary of the establishment (of)
contrived; false-sounding
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece; magnum opus; major work
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
financials; on the funding (capital) side
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
good news; happy news; glad tidings
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution