to be perturbed; to be agitated
beginning; outset; first; onset
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
outsider; someone outside of a group
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to say; to be called; to do
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
one bow; one salute; one greeting
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
squad leader; divisional officer
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
scale; scope; plan; structure