counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
whispering into a person's ear
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
stairs; stairway; staircase
extremely angry; furious; fiercely (shine); blazingly; merrily (burn away); red-hot
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
table tennis club; ping-pong club
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
tackling (to the ground); tackle (in rugby, hockey, etc.); tackle (position in American football); fishing tackle
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)