opening and shutting; opening and closing
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
company president; manager; director
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
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)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
knowing; (an) acquaintance
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
society; the world; the times
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
section manager; section chief
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
materials; data; document
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance