expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
leaving (fleeing) the capital
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
(written) contract; agreement
this occasion; at this time; now
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to state; to express; to mention
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
office hours; business hours; working hours
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
rest; break; recess; intermission
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
extra charge; specially reduced charge
list or table of charges; tariff; price list
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to be expensive; to be costly
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
failure; mistake; blunder
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses