established practice; custom
major cleanup; spring cleaning
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
learned (scientific) journal
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
interview (e.g. for a job)
composed expression; clear face
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
that is to say; so that means
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to make coffee; to brew coffee
displeasure; offense; offence; disliking
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
everything; anything; nothing
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
explanation; interpretation
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person