gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
as soon as possible; ASAP
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to put one's strength into
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
so; like this; in this way
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to be in luck's way; to get lucky
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
direct control; direct supervision
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
profitable plan; good plan
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
influential person; man of importance
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
(social) position; status
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to be prolonged; to drag on
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
now that; since; so long as; because
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
rather; better; instead; if anything
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
reaching; attaining; arrival
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion