public institution; public organization; official body
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
fax; facsimile; fax machine
to explain adequately; to be accountable
an issue being settled; a case being closed
person concerned; interested party; related party
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to bend; to warp; to curve
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
(someone else's) child; child; kid
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down