from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
good feeling; feeling good
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
business trip; official trip
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
going unsolved; remaining unanswered
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
surely; certainly; without doubt
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to put on airs; to assume importance
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to ask the opinion of (a superior)
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
no!; no no!; no, not at all
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
manner of using one's hands