businesslike; professional
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
preservation from decay; prevention of putrefaction; embalmment; antisepsis
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
the same generation; coeval
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
valuable article; valuables
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to get into the swing of (one's work); to hit one's stride; (for a fish or bird) to put on fat for the winter
original (document, copy, work, text, etc.); root; origin; source
word for word; verbatim; literally
to copy (down); to transcribe
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
lock; padlock; tablet; pill
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
likability; favorability; popularity
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to put someone to work; to make someone work
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
grumbling; complaining; muttering; crumpling (e.g. paper)
fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
circuitous; roundabout; indirect