as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
trouble; bother; annoyance
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
business discussion; negotiation
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
action of making something; -ification
wherein; therein; thereinto
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
publicity or advertising expenses
impact of publicity or propaganda
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
one's post; place of work; workplace
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other