to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
deliverables; delivered product
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
expression; look; countenance; face
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
right to know; right to access information
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
way (of doing); manner; method
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
first meeting; first interview with
a few seconds; several seconds