as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
about when; about what time; how soon
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
considerably; fairly; quite
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
company president; manager; director
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
proposal; proposition; suggestion
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
another bank; other bank; absence from home; going out
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
now; the present time; just now; another; more
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
suffix for familiar person
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire