seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
sense of caution; wariness
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
power; authority; influence
all companies; each company
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to fess up; to come clean; to confess one's crimes; to spill the beans
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
after the end (of something)
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
without showing any sign of; without giving the slightest indication of; without saying anything of; without breathing a word of
(one) letter; (one) character
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
off and on manner; intermittent style; dragging on and on
within the year; before the year is out
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
flop (e.g. movie); total failure; box office bomb
I'm ready for anything; leave it to me; bring it!
getting on and off (a vehicle); boarding and alighting
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine