business; work; operations; service; duties
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
to order; to command; to appoint
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
pair; the two; both persons; both things
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
irritation; annoyance; frustration
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
fixed date; appointed date; set date; deadline; due date
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
in the future; another day; later
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch