words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
messenger; envoy; emissary
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
every place; various places
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
grasp; catch; understanding
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
repair work; renovation work; restoration work
plan; scheme; intention; project; design
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
clearing one's throat; cough
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream