nine-to-five (working hours); nine to five
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
baseball player; ballplayer
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
strong black tea with a lot of milk
neighbouring house; neighboring house
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
store name; shop name; restaurant name
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
editor (in publishing, etc.)
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
inquiry; query; enquiry; query (of a database)
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
appointment; meeting (e.g. with a customer)
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate