being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
instant; moment; for an instant
to use a calculator; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability
registered architect with a first-class license
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
engineering firm; contractor
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
please; somehow or other; one way or another
button (clothing); push-button
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
starting (construction) work
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing