affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
company; corporation; workplace
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
(not so) much; (not) very
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
that's the way it is; such is life
a long time ago; quickly; swiftly
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
feeling; sense; impression
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to like; to love; to be fond of
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to look attractive; to look nice
charming; bewitching; coquettish
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)