thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
material; materials; data; information; documents
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture; desk study
to care for someone; to look after someone
study group; study meeting
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
(distinction of) sex; gender
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
calling by name; designation; nomination
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to have an eye on; to zero in on
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to take (be in) charge of
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
review (of learned material); revision
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
motive power; driving force
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into