to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
middle of the night; dead of night
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
putting into operation; invocation
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
cooperation; coordination; link
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
discriminatory remark; hate speech
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
smoking room; smoking compartment
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
non-alcoholic; alcohol-free
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
anonymity; using an assumed name
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
very; extremely; excessively
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
man among men; manly man; alpha male
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life