today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
unofficial announcement; private notice; informal notification
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
the way back; the way home; return trip
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
insurance; guarantee; warranty
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?