efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
subordinate work; assistant; servant
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
client list; customer list
to have one's name entered (in a list)
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
disciplinary dismissal (discharge)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
consumer electronics; home appliances
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
harmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate; friendly; intimate
weakening; emaciation; decline
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
administrative staff; business clerk; clerical force; clerical officer; clerical personnel; clerical staff
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
medical coroner; medical examiner
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
folding; collapsible; telescopic
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
men and women of all ages
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal