guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
this is why; this means; it is the case that
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
opposite side; opposition
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
one's best interests; one's own good
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...