adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
business; work; operations; service; duties
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
long time; several hours; long spell
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
doorknob; door knob; door handle
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to cause someone to worry
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
(being) face to face; facing each other
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
reopening; resumption; restarting
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
clearing one's throat; cough
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
being very busy; busyness
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
like a decent person; human
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)