to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
unexpected meeting; coincidence
until now; so far; up to the present
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
female office worker; office lady; OL
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
school of one's (first, second) choice
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
company; corporation; workplace
nap room (in an office, fire station, etc.)
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
unit; (musical) group; band
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
economic superpower; economic powerhouse
one end; an end; part; fragment
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
phone scam involving calls from pretended relatives in distress
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
sympathy; compassion; pity
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal