anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
adds force or indicates command
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
time; hour; period; class
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
beginning; outset; first; onset
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
next; following; subsequent; stage; station