contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
rapid development; rapid unfolding
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
opening ceremony (of the school term)
to discuss; to talk together
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
study; library; den; home office; reading room
second (unit of time); arc second
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)