so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
outsider; someone outside of a group
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
something like ...; something called ...
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
after that; afterwards; thereafter
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
book; volume; this; present; main; head
how; in what way; how about; questionable
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
one's post; place of work; workplace
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
drinking party; get-together
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that