monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
sorry; excuse me; thank you
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
(having a) haircut; hair-cutting; hair-dressing; messy hair; untied hair; unkempt hair
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
weekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
living together (of two people)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
to incur someone's enmity
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
particularly; only; in the case of
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen