brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
may (it) be so; please let (it) happen
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
this and that; one thing or another
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
showy; flashy; flamboyant
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
fit of anger; temper; rage; firecracker
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
selection of music; song selection
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
on the occasion of; at the time of