exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
principal occupation; core business
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
be (that) as it may; having said that
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2 km with a paced start and sprint finish
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
street survey; opinion poll performed on street; on-street questionnaire
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
student (esp. a university student)
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
comparatively; relatively
difficult to ...; hard to ...
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive