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puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
clerk; office worker; office staff
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
they; those guys; those fellows
maker; builder; creator; farmer
telephone call; telephone (device)
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
treatment; service; handling; management
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance