beginning of the year; early in the New Year
movie; film; motion picture
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
company outing; company retreat
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
poop; poo; faeces; crap; trash; garbage
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
from the beginning; from scratch
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
computer output microfilm system; COM
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
drawing of a character in a standing pose (in video games)
Kona (variety of Hawaiian coffee)
starfish; sea star; asteroid (any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea); northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
high spirits; boastful talk
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
(sexually) attractive older woman; mature woman; MILF
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
maid; helper; help; assistance
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow