style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
interior; inside; internal
distant look; faraway look
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
vitality; energy; dynamism
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth 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
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
triple time; three important requisites
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
whispering into a person's ear
communicating while drinking (usu. with colleagues); communicating through drinking together; boozing with work people
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
notice; attention; observation
very much; extremely; greatly
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
unreserved seat; non-reserved seat
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
very important person; VIP
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
expected value; expectation value; expectation
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish