office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
one day; (on) a certain day
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
general public; the masses
journal; magazine; periodical
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
roundabout way (of speaking or working)
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...