business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
situation report; status report; progress report
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
chit; sales slip; voucher
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
weather forecast; weather report
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
Japanese (language) version, edition
situation; developments; outcome
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
to refuse; to reject; to deny
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
networking; making contacts
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
ratification; confirmation
drinking straight from a bottle
toast; congratulatory cup
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many