thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
it's been a long time; long time no see
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
advertising department; public relations department; PR department
exclusive; attached to; specialist
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
it is I who should say so
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
offender; criminal; culprit
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!