company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
being startled; getting a shock
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
light blue; pale blue; aqua
flare skirt; flared skirt
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
getting nauseated; getting angry
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
on the way back; when about to go back
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
metre; meter; meter; gauge
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
as a child; when one was a child
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt