betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
to keep (a person) waiting
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
retainer; attendant; escort
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to complain; to make a complaint
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
large number (of); many; majority
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
young girl; lass; adolescent female
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
(political) power; authority; influence
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
indicate reason; infers some protest
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
interview (with a doctor); history taking
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness