inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
birth date; date of birth; DOB
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
subject; title; subject (of an email); subject line
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to skip over (while reading); to skim
employer from whom one has received a unofficial offer of employment; prospective employer
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
very much; very many; more and more
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
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
basis for decision; evidence for judging
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
superiority; predominance
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
the other day; a few days ago
early unofficial job offer; informal promise of employment
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
hold music; music on hold; hold tone
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
telephone call; telephone (device)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen