office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
one after another; continuously; incessantly; in succession; by turns
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
closing of a park (e.g. theme park, botanical garden, etc.)
to alert; to get one's attention; to draw one's attention
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
ambitious (heroic) undertaking; daring enterprise; grand scheme
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
reorganization plan; reorganisation plan; restructuring plan
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
school festival; campus festival
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
returning to profit; turnaround
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.); to carry forward; to put off; to postpone; to defer
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section