pressure of business; busy
chit; sales slip; voucher
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
neglecting; leaving alone
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
strategy meeting; council of war
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to add balance (to one's work, life, etc.); to balance work and play; to pace oneself
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
Nola (Italy); Nora; Norah
elopement; running away with a lover
remedial measure; countermeasure; counter-measure; relief measure; remedy
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
record of proceedings; minutes
almost; roughly; approximately
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
extract; excerpt; selection
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
softly; mildly; gently; politely