to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
man; male; masculine gender
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
notice; attention; observation
stay calm; don't be rushed; don't be flustered
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
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
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
worried look; concerned expression
to join forces; to cooperate
to be able to manage somehow or another
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
until now; so far; up to the present
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to be opposite; to face each other
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)