any more; any further; any better; any longer
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to say too much; to go too far
it's not like; it isn't as if
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
late at night; at a late hour
to put someone to work; to make someone work
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays