tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
slight intoxication; being tipsy
family; members of a family
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
conclusion (completion) of negotiations
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
company outing; company retreat
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
presence; sitting with; being with
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
appointment; assignment; promotion
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
it is I who should say so
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that