deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
being left out; being ostracized
pride; boast; credit (to)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
more than usual (usu. time)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
written question; questionnaire
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate