incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
effect; result; worth; use; avail
job hunting; job searching
government office; government agency; authorities
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
finding employment; getting a job
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
eccentric; crank; oddball
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
suspicious character (person, figure)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
metallic sound; metallic clank
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
to crawl out of; to creep out of
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)