principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
at first; in the beginning; originally
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to take (be in) charge of
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
some people; a few people; several people
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
gender; distinction of sex; sex
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)