plan; protocol; manifest; program
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
surname; family name; last name
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in succession; one by one
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
second grade; second class; secondary
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
strict order; peremptory command
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
coloured carp; colored carp
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
hello; good day; good afternoon
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful