switching over to; migration; transition
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
to dispose of; to sell off
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to be thrilled; to be excited
apologies for the crude food
special enlarged (bumper) issue
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
probe into the truth (of the matter); dig into the real facts of the case; get at the root of a matter
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
reading matter; reading material
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
television program; TV program
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually