it's been a long time; long time no see
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to be flexible; to be accommodating
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
fluorocarbon; chlorofluorohydrocarbon; CFC
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
in one's own way or style
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); hospital pharmacy; dispensary
in search of; in order to look for
instant purchase; buying immediately
swimming belt; swimming float; life buoy; swim bladder; air bladder
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
long bath; staying in the bath for a long time
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
fully prepared; all ready
by hook or by crook; by all possible means
protracted war; war of attrition
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
eros; sexual desire; Eros (god); (Platonic) Eros; Eros (asteroid)
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
doping (in sports); doping (of a semiconductor)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating