I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
document; official papers
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
clearing one's throat; cough
still; even now; to this day
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
command; lead; generalship; leadership
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)