chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
sorry; excuse me; thank you
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
settlement negotiation (insurance)
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
settlement; solution; resolution
settlement money; compensation to settle a case out of court
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
development; exploitation
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
estimate (of costs); budget
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
beginning; outset; first; onset
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to apologize; to apologise
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
number of persons; personnel
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy