busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to put someone to trouble
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
and; thereupon; because of that
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
light; right; right field; right fielder
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
(someone else's) child; child; kid
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation