state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
while being out of the office or away from home
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money