contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
shrewd (dirty) trick; sinister scheme (design); sly art
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
if you think about it; come to think of it
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
bureau director; office chief
in the city; in the community
great and small; in detail; all
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
postcard; memo; note; card
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
just because; even if; even though
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
several varieties; several kinds; several species
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
custom; habit; customary practice
finding employment; getting a job
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to