doing transport-related work
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to knock out (e.g. homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
recently; lately; these days
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
consideration; taking into account
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to take a breath; to take a short rest
simultaneous; all at once