very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
(one's) quota; assignment
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
karoshi; death from overwork
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
throwaway; disposable; single-use
grasp; catch; understanding
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
really; truly; indeed; good grief
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
mass communication; mass media
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
loveable; very likeable; like very much
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
judicial affairs; clerical duty (in a temple)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up