busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
for today; for the time being
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
the very best; excellent; superb
along the road; along the way
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
anything and everything; just about everything
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
training (esp. in-service); induction course
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
presence; sitting with; being with
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
since that time; since then; from that point (on)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
no!; no no!; no, not at all
invitation; introduction; temptation
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
good humour (humor); good mood
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
accurate; correct; precise; exact
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
still; even now; to this day