meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
exchanging business cards
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
compassionate; sympathetic
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
instability; insecurity; crankiness
than; from; out of; except; but; more
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
such; like that; that sort of; very
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
man; male; masculine gender
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
there; over there; that place; that far; that much; that point
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to perceive; to understand
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)