general idea; concept; notion
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
end; close; conclusion; termination
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
stock (of a gun); gunstock
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to have a talk; to tell a story
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
single word; a few words; brief comment
very interesting; of great interest
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously