tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
business; work; operations; service; duties
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
job; work; duties; trade; skill
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
after a long time; for the first time in a while
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
how; in what way; how about
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
then; well; so; well then
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
order of chivalry; chivalric order
station; office; guardroom
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
office hours; business hours; working hours
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to run up to; to rush over
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
man; male; masculine gender