essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to be late; to be unpunctual
English conversation; school for English conversation
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
company; corporation; workplace
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
new shop; new store; new restaurant
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
impossible; unlikely; improbable
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
big athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day; field day
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
private message; PM; post-meridiem; afternoon; project manager; product manager; particulate matter
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
class disruption (e.g. due to discipline problems); classroom chaos
discipline; training; teaching manners
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands