to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; delivering a letter
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
time; season; period; phase; stage
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to concern; to be related
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to make merry; to be festive
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued