business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
vehement objection; bitter opposition
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy
talk; recital; narration; topic
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
episode; anecdote; vignette
whispered conversation; whispering
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
start of a romance; beginning of love
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
forgetting; lapse of memory
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
calling by name; designation; nomination
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest