destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
inspection; examination; survey
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
considerably; fairly; quite
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
dividing into blocks; becoming a bloc; forming a bloc
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
being startled; getting a shock