outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
written request; request for ...; application for ...
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
bringing; taking; carrying
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
first thing in the morning
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
one's post; place of work; workplace
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
last night; yesterday evening
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
case worker; case officer
government office; public office
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
and yet; though; when; in spite of
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
putting into operation; invocation
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to complain; to make a complaint
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged