safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
silence; stillness; quietness
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
government worker; public servant; civil servant
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
regular time; stated period
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
seniority by length of service
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
company; corporation; workplace
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
late at night; at a late hour
briskly; quickly; promptly
as (for); for; in the capacity of
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
both; both sides; both parties
to inherit; to succeed; to take over