it's been a long time; long time no see
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to be surprised; to be astonished
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to increase; to add to; to augment
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
within; inside of; less than
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
such; like that; that sort of; very
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
unpublished; not made public; unlisted (e.g. stock); unreleased; undisclosed
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise