maintenance checkup; maintenance and inspection
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
changing clothes; change of clothes
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
whether one wants to or not; without choice
verbal message; word (from someone)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
most difficult; next to impossible
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
family; relatives; dependents; household
snake; serpent; large snake
hope of success; prospects of success
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
the other day; a few days ago
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
absence from work without permission
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
late at night; at a late hour
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
without cause; without reason
to make merry; to be festive
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to go along; to walk along; to follow
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...