company president; manager; director
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
dry riverbed; river beach
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
something; some kind of; for some reason
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
if you think about it; come to think of it
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
being on duty; person on duty
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)