junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
maternity (motherhood); maternity (pregnancy); maternity dress
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
there being no use in arguing (about it)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
the reverse; other side; lining
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight