recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
file (for holding papers); file (collection of documents); filing; file
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
(mouse) click; click (sound)
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
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
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
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
build; physique; frame; constitution
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
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 underestimate; to make light of
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) 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