awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
site visit (auditors, public accountants, etc.)
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
and; thereupon; because of that
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to look down on; to make light of
corridor; hallway; passageway
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
many; a lot; much; multitude
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
blue-green; turquoise; aqua; (arch.) spirogyra; (arch.) algae forming pond scum
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
North American Free Trade Agreement; NAFTA
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
two times; twice; two degrees
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to push aside; to push one's way through
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
doing whatever one pleases
to settle a matter; to get even with someone