one grade; first-class; primary
every year; yearly; annually
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
entry into a castle (by a conquering force)
exemption; exoneration; discharge
passing through without stopping; passing by
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
balcony; Spanish bar; Spanish-style restaurant with a counter, serving food, alcoholic drinks, and coffee
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
to set (sun); to become dark
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
warp; curvature; curve; arch
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations