clearing one's throat; cough
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
beginning; outset; first; onset
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
nine-to-five (working hours); nine to five
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
president (of a society); chairman
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
after retirement; after resigning
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
squad leader; group leader; team leader
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
woman; female; feminine gender