important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to push aside; to brush aside
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
have a good day; take care; see you
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
step; stride; counter for steps
to be filled to bursting; to burst
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
hair on the back of one's head
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
what kind of business; what sort of matter
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
business; errand; nature of one's business
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to look down on; to make light of
way; method; means; resource; course
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah