special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
business discussion; negotiation
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
name; given name; first name
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
previous engagement; prior contract
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
suffix for familiar person
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to be profitable; to yield a profit
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case