doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
Gothic (style, e.g. in architecture); sans serif (typeface); gothic
business trip; official trip
conference room; council room
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
sanction; approval; decision
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
they; those guys; those fellows
extreme sadist; very sadistic
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
sticky note; tag; slip; label; Post-it note
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
bento; Japanese box lunch
mental health; mental hygiene
physiological phenomenon; physiological response