to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
looking depressed; long face
finish; finishing; finishing touches
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
telephone book; telephone directory
call register; incoming call history; list of received calls
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
multifunction; multipurpose
one-ring scam; one ring; disconnecting a call after one ring has gone through
what kind of business; what sort of matter
yes or no; yes-no; all or nothing
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
besides; moreover; in addition
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
disclosure; exposure; revelation
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed