greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
document; official papers
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
how long; how much; to what extent
list; table; schedule; catalogue; catalog
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
while; during; while; although; all; both
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
those (near the second person)
materials; data; document
in that way; thus; so; so?
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...