thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
at work; in the midst of work; working
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
one room apartment; studio apartment
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
store interior; inside of a shop
moderate; proper; just right
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)