to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
paste; glue; clothing starch
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
surname; family name; last name
autonomous system; AS; Asperger syndrome; artistic swimming; Anglo-Saxon
a.m.; before noon; ante meridiem; AM broadcasting; amplitude modulation
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
aloha shirt; Hawaiian shirt
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
nylon track suit (when worn as street fashion); rattle-rattle; rustle-rustle; whisper-whisper
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
thank you for your continued patronage
they; those guys; those fellows
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to be expensive; to be costly
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive