to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
and yet; though; when; in spite of
really; truly; indeed; good grief
paid vacation; paid holiday
compensatory holiday (for working on a day off); time in lieu
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
heart; guts; nerve; central part
motive power; driving force
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach