stupid brat; son of a bitch
progress; advance; making (good) progress
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
bento; Japanese box lunch
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
creating a (favorable) environment; laying the groundwork; setting the stage
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
first match (in a series)
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
refining; refinement; smelting; training
workshop; studio; atelier
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
androgynous; gender-neutral
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.