personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
that is to say; so that means
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
good performance; good work; great success
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
state of (mental) confusion (agitation)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
mental derangement; mental confusion; alienation
drunken sickness; getting sick from drinking; drunken frenzy; becoming violent or disorderly when drunk
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
what do you want?; can I help you?
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter