expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
application; request; petition
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
judicial branch (of government); judicial organ
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
private company; private corporation
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
at work; in the midst of work; working
even though; despite; when
to badger; to pester; to beg
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to have a meal; to take a meal
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure