the front; honest; upright; decent
clearing one's throat; cough
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
one's share; one's portion
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
another thing; other things; another man's property
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
training (esp. in-service); induction course
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
leone (currency of Sierra Leone)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
thorough; exhaustive; complete
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
business discussion; negotiation
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
if it is (the case that ...)
immediately; at once; instantly
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to care for someone; to look after someone
don't worry; no worries; never mind
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
on the light side (weight); (relative) lightness
smallish; on the small side
body; physical system; (the) person
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst