to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
failure; mistake; blunder
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
attendance; presence; appearance
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
reading circle; reading group; book club
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
application; request; petition
about; on; regarding; per; for every
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
bill; account; invoice; information request form
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to formularize (a theory); to formularise
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
night duty; night shift; night work
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
menu; list of meals (e.g. for the week)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?