official business; public business
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
before the gate; in front of the gate
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
hello; good day; good afternoon
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
suitable or moderate temperature
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
rather; better; instead; if anything