dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
such; like that; that sort of
now; the present time; just now; another; more
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
curt response; indifferent response; chilly reception; (giving someone the) cold shoulder; unenthusiastic interaction (e.g. from a company to a customer, or a celebrity to a fan)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
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.)
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to approach; to draw near
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
is that so?; I see; right; oh
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
temporary placement; putting something in a place temporarily; preliminary placement; provisional placement
how; in what way; how about
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
from now; from this moment; henceforth
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
real estate agent; realtor
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha