to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
lately; recently; nowadays
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
suspicious character (person, figure)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
meaningless words; words that make no sense
systematic; regular; routine
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
one eye; one of one's eyes
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
another time; some other time
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
club activities; extracurricular activities
adviser; advisor; consultant
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
technical book; specialized book; treatise
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
indeed; really; truly; very much