jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
business hours; opening hours; office hours
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
after the end (of something); post-
day by day; every day; by the day
battlefield; battleground
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
even more; still more; further
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
the whole day; all the day
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
per person; per capita; per head
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)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
tendency; trend; inclination
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
extermination; annihilation
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
settlement; solution; resolution
act of violence; violent behavior
without permission; without notice
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
to settle (in a place); to settle down
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
never ceasing; never ending; endless
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs