National Guard (esp. USA); National Guard member
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
section manager; section chief
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
difficult to ...; hard to ...
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
ability; performance; efficiency
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to be found; to be discovered
soft serve ice cream (icecream)
soda pop (esp. fruit-flavored); pop; (fizzy) lemonade; sweet carbonated drink
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to pass (of time); to elapse
damp; wet; soaked; humid; clammy