record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
head of a branch; branch office manager; bureau chief
in person; personally; directly
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
fate; destiny; predestination
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
good citizen; honest man; respectable member of society
application; request; petition
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
secret; private; surreptitious
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
information; news; report; reward; retribution
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
settlement; solution; resolution
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
unfinished (letter, text, etc.); drafted (e.g. manuscript); half-written; partially finished
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
corridor; hallway; passageway
office (e.g. the Oval Office)