bureau director; office chief
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
conference room; council room
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
story; tale; talk; discussion
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
professor; teaching; instruction
writing (e.g. as a profession)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with