tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
greeting; a fine thing to say
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
story; tale; talk; discussion
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
pupil; student; schoolchild
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
retrenchment; curtailment; economy
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to employ; to hire; to charter
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit