front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
letter of resignation; request for retirement
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
speaking with a trill; rolling one's r's
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
congestion caused by a traffic accident
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
ultrasound examination; ultrasound scan; ultrasonography
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous