duty station; place of business; work location
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
self-questioning; to self-question; to rethink; to reflect on oneself
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
almost living together; spending most nights with one's partner
graduation ceremony; commencement
March; third month of the lunar calendar
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion