story; tale; talk; discussion
to have the privilege of doing
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
until now; so far; up to the present
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to take command; to give direction
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
go that far; to that extent
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
single word; a few words; brief comment
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point