office (e.g. the Oval Office)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to speak; to hear a voice
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
official business; public business
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
small; fine; detailed; stingy
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
at first; in the beginning; originally
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
January; first month of the lunar calendar
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
alone; by oneself; on one's own
performance of one's official duties
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into