lax; lenient; lukewarm; slow; sluggish
reorganization plan; reorganisation plan; restructuring plan
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
internationalization; internationalisation
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
motion (i.e. proposal to a committee, etc.)
resolution; decision; vote
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
objection; dissent; protest
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
bone marrow; medulla; heart's core; depths of one's heart; main point; vital part
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
beginning; outset; first; onset
outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
return; relapse; recurrence
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
it's been a long time; long time no see