completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
first meeting; first interview with
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to say; to tell; to state; to do
due form; official; formality
story; tale; talk; discussion
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
-less; lacking; non-existing
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to say; to be called; to do
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
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)
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to get change back; to be more than enough
property; fortune; assets
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
particularly; only; in the case of
feeling; sense; impression
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
man; male; masculine gender
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war