direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
government service; the bureaucracy
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
and; thereupon; because of that
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
right beside; close to; nearby
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)