textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
accurate; flawless; perfectly ordered; without deviation
continuing to pitch; staying at one's post; staying on at work
secrecy; highly classified information
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
helping each other; supporting each other; mutual cooperation; give and take; reciprocity; interdependence
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to throw at; to turn; to raise
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to become better; to improve
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
person who is socially ostracized (e.g. an ex-convict, mistress, illegitimate child); social outcast; person with a shady past; obscure person; person who lives in obscurity; person who has been forgotten by the world
why; how; for what reason
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
commissioned officer; military officer