I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to continue (going along some trend)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
scale; scope; plan; structure
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
development; exploitation
work; business; company; study
(department) store; (department) stores
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
passenger; traveller; traveler; tourist
(passenger) fare; freight rates; shipping expenses
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
left-hand radical of a character
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
kanji "metal" or "gold" radical at left; the metal industry
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble