and then; and so; and; so then
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
complete stranger; total stranger
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
good prospects; full of hope; promising
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
future; possible; potential; prospective
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore