serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
time for reporting to work; time one leaves home to go to work; working hours; number of hours worked
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
one more time; once more; once again
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
one's physical safety; personal security
and; thereupon; because of that
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
marriage ceremony; wedding
(enter into, be in) a state of war
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
every year; yearly; annually
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to bring; to take; to bring about
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
one's share; one's portion