to be at a loss for words
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
just because; even if; even though
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
tedious; boring; being fed up with
regulars; regular soldiers
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
time; season; period; phase; stage
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
duty; obligation; responsibility
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
right (to do something); authority; power
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
office hours; business hours; working hours
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie