to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
work; business; company; study
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
useless employees (shunted off by a window to pass their remaining time until retirement)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
self-torturing; masochistic
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
direct control; direct supervision
associate editor; deputy editor
associate editor; deputy editor
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
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
and then; and so; and; so then