slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to keep away; to keep at a distance
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to stop walking; to pause
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
ringing; throbbing violently
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
two persons; two people; pair; couple
in the meanwhile; during the time
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after