exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
direct control; direct supervision
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
in proportion to; just as much as
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
annual; by the year; year-by-year
log; log; logarithm; log (tree trunk or branch); logbook (of a ship or aircraft); log (device for measuring the speed of a ship)
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
cloud; (the) cloud; cloud computing; cloud service; crowd
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
heap; pile; stack; full measure
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
virtual currency; cryptocurrency
only; merely; but; no more than
Urashima Tarō; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
selling of digital downloads (e.g. music, e-books, software); download sales; digital distribution
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
investigation; research; looking something up