solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
overdose; excessive consumption
modesty; self-control; discretion
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
posterity; future life; life to come
case worker; case officer
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to serve; to work for; to attend
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
good or bad luck; fortune
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
one's own profits; one's own pockets
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
inclusion; complete coverage; comprehensiveness
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
proposal; motion; recommendation
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
rebirth; new birth; nascent
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect