hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
middle of the night; dead of night
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
control board; control panel; console
to be silent; to say nothing
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
talking while standing; standing around talking
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to make coffee; to brew coffee
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
counter for choices, options, etc.
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to attempt; to test; to try out