coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
document; official papers
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
tone (of voice); manner of talking
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to be helpful; to be useful
gale; violent (strong) wind
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
entrepreneur; person who starts a new business
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
creation; Creation (by God)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to take a breath; to take a short rest
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
strategy meeting; council of war
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to shake; to sway; to waver
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
making oneself conspicuous; pressing one's own cause
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
rejection (of an application)
notice; notification; report; posting
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for