large company; large enterprise; large corporation
month-long period; (during) month
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
living; lifestyle; living room
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to give an impression; to make an impression
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to do thoroughly; to check through and through
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
maintaining the status quo
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
school district; school area
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
to rain incessantly; to downpour
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
intense heat; severe heat
every year; yearly; annually
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to tear off; to strip; to rob