to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
income; receipts; revenue
(medical) doctor; physician
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
tension; mental strain; nervousness
but; however; provided that
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
cancellation of a contract
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
perfect; complete; flawless
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
formal demand for disciplinary measures against a lawyer
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
(police) detective; criminal matter
indictment; prosecution; complaint
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
tone (of voice); manner of talking
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with