(company's) initiation or welcoming ceremony
attendance; presence; appearance
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
female university student; female college student
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
new student; freshman; first-year student
having poor eyesight; poorly sighted
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
established practice; custom
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
vexing; irritating; impatient
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons