to say no more; to sink into silence
clearing one's throat; cough
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
urgency; exigency; emergency
forgetting; lapse of memory
outsider; someone outside of a group
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
such; like that; that sort of
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
advance; moving forward; progress
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
guess; speculation; supposition
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
reputation; respectability
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)