employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
interception (email); wiretap; bug
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
presence; sitting with; being with
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
incident; affair; happening; event
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
near; close; beside; third person
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal
if you think about it; come to think of it