to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
answering machine; answerphone
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
conference room; council room
to be free; to be available
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
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 find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
frequency; rate of occurrence
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
comparatively; relatively
to ease up; to relax attention
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
magazine; journal; periodical
article; news story; report; account
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
Imperial Household Agency
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
specialist journal; specialized magazine; specialised magazine