what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
clerk; office worker; office staff
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
to pass (of time); to elapse
just managing; with great difficulty
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to accept; to receive; to agree
to be hot on a person's heels
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
in that way; like that; that way
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you