resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
another time; some other time
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
victim; injured party; sufferer
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
answering machine; answerphone
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to grow up; to become an adult
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
the ten precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
copier; copy machine; photocopier
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
SMS; short message service