tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
company president; manager; director
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
please (give me); please (do for me)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
society; the world; the times
establishment (of a business); founding
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
leader; head; president (of a bank); bank director; greenroom manager (in a theater)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice