convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
documentary evidence; documentation
(talking in a) half-joking manner
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
hours of operation (machine, etc.); uptime
being upright and cleanhanded
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
returned goods; returning purchased goods
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
heartstrings; innermost soul
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
varistor; barista; barrister; ballista
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
breadwinner; biggest earner
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
to give something weight; to give something dignity
to worry about the future
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
sharp turn; tight turn; steep turn
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
government office; public office
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
present; current; in operation
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
trivial; not amounting to much
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
absence from work without permission
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books