telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
evening; night; nighttime
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
with a start; with a jump
to invite in; to show someone in
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
although I say; although one might say; although called
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
keeping things tidy and in order
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
yourself; himself; herself
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
resentment; indignation; anger
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
instability; insecurity; crankiness
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
about; concerning; related to; -ish
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
by your leave; with your permission
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to fight against; to oppose; to face
pair; the two; both persons; both things
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious