office (e.g. the Oval Office)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
such ... as; or some such
to be flexible; to be accommodating
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
several sheets (flat objects)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
document; official papers
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
performance of one's official duties
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
proposal; proposition; suggestion
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
efficiency; moment (i.e. magnetic moment)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
concession; conciliation; compromise
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
the place for; the time for; the level of
stopping functioning; being out of service