document; official papers
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
chair; stool; post; office; position
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to have a talk; to tell a story
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to entrust; to leave to a person
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
selection; choice; option
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
messenger; envoy; emissary
to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone; (arch.) to use as an excuse; (arch.) to make a pretext of
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
platform; home; home base; home plate
baseball stadium; ballpark
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
leader; authority; mainstay
considerably; greatly; a lot
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
so; like this; in this way