before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to move forward; to move on
that; the matter in question
second day of the month; two days
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
document; official papers
those (near the second person)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
absence; disregard; indifference
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
expression; look; countenance; face
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
natural virtue; personal virtue
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
because of; owing to; due to
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
dozens; scores of; decades
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class