to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
temporary employee placement
that's true; of course; obviously
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
limited time; limited-time offer
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
interview (e.g. for a job)
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
smoothly; easily; readily
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
memory; ability to remember
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
succession; continuation; series; sequence
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
sleep brings up a child well; a well-slept child is a well-kept child
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
nonchalantly; without a care
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
cream stew; chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream