centre; center; center fielder
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
hello; good day; good afternoon
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
Regent hairstyle; ducktail; Pompadour
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
job hunting; job searching
to make coffee; to brew coffee
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
finding employment; getting a job
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to be in the process of being ...
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
finish; end; completion; result
poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip; having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)
corporate culture; company climate or spirit; the way a company does things
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
on the way back; when about to go back
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam