to rain incessantly; to downpour
evening; early night hours
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; tall building
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
clerk; office worker; office staff
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
the first and second; a few
to say; to be called; to do
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
not at all tense; relaxed; calm
heir; inheritor; successor
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined