to keep an eye on; to take care of
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
temporary employee placement
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
two classes; double; two sets
to knock down; to knock out
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
spot cash; cash payment; immediate payment (in cash); cash down
members; member; constituent
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to repent; to be penitent
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to become better; to improve
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
to remove; to move out of the way
each time it happens; at all such times
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company