company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
the lower classes; the common people
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
don't you think?; indicates question
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
person concerned; interested party; related party
called; known as; that; to say
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to soothe and humor; to coax
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment