fate; chance; relationship; tie
harm; injury; evil (influence)
how long; how much; to what extent
to have a talk; to tell a story
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
general statement; outline
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
meritocracy; merit system
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
section manager; section chief
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
fifth day of the month; five days
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
the other day; some time ago; recently
to need; to call for; to require
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to stiffen; to become stiff