immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
with a friendly grin; smilingly
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
old friend; familiar face
a little; a bit; slightly
to slide into; to slip into
equality; impartiality; evenness
business discussion; negotiation
separate case; another matter
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
investment; contribution; financing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
presence; sitting with; being with
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
environment; circumstance
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
price; cost; value; worth; value
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
contract; compact; agreement
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
of course; certainly; naturally
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)