strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
forgetting; lapse of memory
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
irritation; annoyance; frustration
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
detail design; detailed design; final design
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
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 dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
the other party (usu. in business); person or party with whom you are dealing (on the other end)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
starting (construction) work
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment