paid vacation; paid holiday
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to apologize; to apologise
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
just one person; only one
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
prime of one's working life
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
survival; survivor; relic
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
materials; data; document
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
at work; in the midst of work; working
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS