suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
company; corporation; workplace
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
annual (plant); first-year student
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
practical question (problem); practical matter
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
communication skills; communication ability
to happen to have on hand or in stock
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle