drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to begin talking; to open up
hiding one's embarrassment
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
dated; date; fixed; external
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
residing (esp. abroad); staying; living
enterprise; business; company; corporation
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
steady; firm; solid; secure
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
honorary consul; honourary consul
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with
transactions; dealings; business
discretion; consideration; allowance
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat