recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
multifunction machine; combination printer-copier-scanner-fax
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to skip over (while reading); to skim
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to keep a record; to keep a tally
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
email software; email program; mail program
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card