restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
measuring instrument; instrumentation
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
personal affair; one's own affair
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
one by one; one after another; successively
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
man; male; masculine gender
obstruction of business; interference with business; interference with someone's duties
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to push aside; to push one's way through
to show up; to appear; to turn up
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to call out; to ask someone to come
well-mannered; courteous; polite
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to shake one's head (in denial)
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire