to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
moment by moment; hour by hour
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
that; the matter in question
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
free time; time at leisure
account book; book of account; ledger
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
account book; register; ledger
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
type of occupation; occupational category
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
hotel charge; lodging expense
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
receipt; cash-register slip
that is to say; so that means
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
to enter in an account book
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to badger; to pester; to beg
leadership; initiative; spearhead
purchased item; purchased goods; (a) purchase