beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
three; three years of age
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
short trip; brief journey; excursion
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
late at night; at a late hour
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
receptionist; reception woman
power; authority; jurisdiction
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
to sit for an examination
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off