at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to call together; to convene
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
what kind of; what sort of; what
young girl; lass; adolescent female
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
chapter one; first chapter
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
while; during; while; although; all; both
to hand (over); to deliver in person
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
rival; competitor; competition
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce