thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
second; number two; runner-up
counseling room; counselling room; consulting room; advisory centre
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
too (much); overly; excessively
within the family; in the home; domestic
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
2nd day of the month; two days
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
heating; application of heat
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
healthy; sound; wholesome
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
correction; revision; amendment
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
prefix for forming ordinal numbers