irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
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
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
schedule; program; calendar
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
to sit for an examination
question sheet; question paper
conference room; council room
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
(very) familiar; well-acquainted
smoothly; easily; readily
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)