I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
every evening; night after night
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax, extinct); wild dog
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
minimum; at the very least
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
with the exception of; excepting; excluding