advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
this and that; various things
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
port city; harbor city; harbour city
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
development; exploitation
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to pass (of time); to elapse
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
no!; no no!; no, not at all
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to state; to express; to mention
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
by myself; in person; by oneself
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
I see; that's right; indeed
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy