thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
opening and shutting; opening and closing
you (plural); all of you; you all
to fight against; to oppose; to face
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
second (unit of time); arc second
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
indescribable; having no way to express
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
large number (of); many; majority
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
worst; worst-case (scenario)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
eternal; unlimited; endless
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
extensive; vast range; wide scope
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...