office romance; office love affair
prohibition; inhibition; ban
myself; yourself; I; me; you
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to apologize; to apologise
serious; not joking; straight
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be surprised; to be astonished
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
stone which is worshipped; image of a god in stone
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
about when; about what time; how soon
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
company; corporation; workplace
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
best (highest) record; new record
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
good humour (humor); good mood
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be silent; to say nothing
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner