to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
please sit down; please have a seat
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
last night; yesterday evening
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
family; relatives; dependents; household
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
many; numerous; various; large number of
to say; to be called; to do
being somewhat puzzled; looking somewhat baffled