assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
while; during (the time when)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
preface; introduction; preamble
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to apologize; to apologise
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
way; method; means; resource; course
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
as if nothing had happened
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
New Year's Eve; December 31
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
pending question; unresolved problem
position; location; base; point; site
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
being dotted with; being scattered
dealing with; coping with
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)