rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
several years; a few years
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
decrease; reduction; decline
one cause; one reason; one factor
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
outside one's field; out of one's line; (sibling) from a different mother
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to be enchanted; to be charmed
salaried; paid; with pay; paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
clearing one's throat; cough
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
rejection (of an application)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
setting off (on a long journey); setting out; departure (e.g. for the front); starting a new life; starting life anew
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to congratulate; to celebrate
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
individual; private person; personal; natural person
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
real estate agent; realtor
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
transportation access; access to (public) transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail); transport links
down payment; contract money