severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
society; public; community; social studies
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
going to the hospital for regular treatment
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
prone to complaining; petulant; querulous; grumpy
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
report; notification; registration
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
income; receipts; revenue
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
section manager; section chief