middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
reality; actuality; hard fact
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
footprint; soleprint; last; wooden mold for shoes or tabi (mould)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
icing; frosting; icing (on an aircraft, ship, etc.); icing (hockey infraction); cryotherapy
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
chance (of success); odds
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
real thing; original; actual
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
question; inquiry; enquiry
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)