dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
the 48 basic techniques; every trick in the book; the 48 basic sexual positions
person who is ...; thing that is ...
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
esoteric writings; Upanishad (sacred Hindu treatises)
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
word; term; language; speech
good; wonderful; splendid; understood; got it; OK
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
to copy (down); to transcribe
most difficult; next to impossible
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
commissioned officer; military officer
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
power; might; authority; influence
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
very lovely; extremely nice; absolutely wonderful; truly splendid
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
former years; formerly; a few years ago