to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
small fraction; small proportion
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
social status; social position
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
conferral of honors (honours), according to merits
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
to collect; to assemble; to gather
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
article to be delivered; present
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
shopping; purchased goods
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
book; volume; this; present; main; head
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
surely; certainly; without doubt
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to dye; to colour; to color
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied