let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
what time; (lit.) which hour
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
professor; teaching; instruction
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
attendance; presence; appearance
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
independent action; acting alone
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
misappropriation (of funds, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
reward; honorarium; remuneration