inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
(police) detective; criminal matter
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
name; given name; first name
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
boy; son; baby boy; young man
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
absence from work without permission
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted