being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
story; tale; talk; discussion
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
guess; conjecture; surmise
to ask a question; to ask questions
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
at work; in the midst of work; working
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
accomplishment; execution
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
administration (of medicine)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
in that manner; like that
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
clearing one's throat; cough
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
papermaking; paper manufacture
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on