work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
in the morning; during the morning
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
really; truly; indeed; good grief
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
since when; from when; how long
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
telephone call; telephone (device)
business; trade; operations; sales
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
all; entire; whole; altogether
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
the other day; lately; recently
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
any more; any further; any better; any longer
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...