dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
mouthpiece of a telephone
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
exploding in flames; erupting in flames
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
in the future; another day; later
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
self-interest; selfish desire
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
opening inward (e.g. door, window)
to be a matter of life or death
contract (for work); contracting; undertaking
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
telecommunication equipment
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
definite; final; decisive; conclusive