sorry; excuse me; thank you
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to look around; to look towards (us)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
I appreciate your efforts
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
trouble; bother; annoyance
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
rest; break; recess; intermission
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
chain; series; connection; linkage
home area; home town; local
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
with a friendly grin; smilingly
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling