official business; public business
instead; but (on the other hand)
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
welcome!; nice to see you!
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
follower; attendant; valet; servant
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
closely-guarded secret; top secret
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
talking while standing; standing around talking
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)