personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
city bank; metropolitan bank
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
knowing; (an) acquaintance
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
connection; link; relationship
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
materials; data; document
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to apologize; to apologise
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress