very important person; VIP
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
never mind!; don't worry about it
safety department; security department
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
in the meanwhile; during the time
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
honorific/polite/humble prefix
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
no!; no no!; no, not at all
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
in the face of; in defiance of
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into