to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
that day; the very same day
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to drag on; to be delayed
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
at work; in the midst of work; working
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
major incident; major happening; big scandal
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
relation; connection; relevance
to anticipate; to foresee
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
considerably; fairly; quite
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
mail; postal matter; postal item
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
the same night; that night
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide