employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
second generation; second; junior
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
fast-talking; rapid talking
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
perception; sensing; noticing
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
with a start; with a jump
telephone call; telephone (device)
strategy meeting; council of war
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
bill (at a restaurant); check
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
black rotary-dial telephone
thought; consideration; thinking
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
flustered; confused; panicked