demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
company president; manager; director
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
story; tale; talk; discussion
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker