this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
business; trade; operations; sales
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
green light; (giving) permission; OK
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
estimate (of costs); budget
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
imagination; supposition; guess
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
such; this sort of; like this
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
telephone number; phone number
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do