congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
missing an opportunity; opportunity loss
prospective client; sales lead
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to employ; to hire; to engage
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
growing (graph rising to the right); increasing; soaring; expanding
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
improvement; amelioration
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
suspension (of a transportation service); cancellation; stoppage
future; possible; potential; prospective
elder sister; effeminate man
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month)
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
inspire someone with fresh courage; with redoubled courage
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
later on; eventually; afterwards
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise