counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
case worker; case officer
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to have a talk; to tell a story
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
soundproofing; sound insulation
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to raise one's voice; to shout
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
older sister; elder sister
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
regret; repentance; remorse
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology