branch manager; manager of a branch office
first meeting; first interview with
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
forced laugh; forced smile
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to anticipate; to foresee
way of asking; way of listening; listener
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
commitment; pledge; promise
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
schedule; program; programme; agenda
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
short pause; short interval
gossip; corner of the mouth
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
make no progress; remain unsettled
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
telephone call; telephone (device)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
killing two birds with one stone
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate