busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
final adjustment; final coordination
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
clerk; office worker; office staff
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
man; male; masculine gender
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
silence (not speaking); muteness
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
at the window; by the window; next to the window
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
immediately; right away; on the spot
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter