to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
in person; personally; directly
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
romantic story; colorful story; colourful story; highly embellished story
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
nod; inclination of the head