written estimate; quotation; quote
bill; account; invoice; information request form
blank column; blank space
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
to indicate; to show; to point to
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
weed cutter; grass cutter; brush cutter; lawn mower
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
hedge; fence; border; limit
this occasion; at this time; now
to say; to be called; to do
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
to hand (over); to deliver in person
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
municipal office; council; city hall
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
branch road; byroad; side street; digression
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
covert action; covert operations