business discussion; negotiation
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to compete with; to vie for
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to breathe out; to exhale
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
talk about various topics
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
that; the matter in question
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
now; soon; already; yet; further; more