plural; multiple; several
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
witnessing; observing; sighting
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
self-consciousness; self-awareness
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
settlement; solution; resolution
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
complete stranger; total stranger
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful