binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
settlement; solution; resolution
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
written explanation; written apology
to rock; to shake; to swing
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
sense of smell; olfaction
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
grasp; catch; understanding
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable