and then; and so; and; so then
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
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 finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
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; meeting for the first time; coming across; 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; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
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 (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
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
promising; hopeful; full of promise
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
rival; competitor; competition
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble