autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
direct control; direct supervision
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to telephone; to make a phone call
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
evening; night; nighttime
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
skilled manager; resourceful general
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
obviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course; it goes without saying
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
on the occasion of; at the time of
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
while; during (the time when)
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
to mistake (A for B); to misread
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture