-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
new graduate; recent graduate
government office; public office
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to accept; to receive; to agree
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
wish; desire; ambition; choice
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)