office romance; office love affair
prohibition; inhibition; ban
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
student (esp. a university student)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
living room (Western style); sitting room
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)