expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
how have you been?; (lit.) nothing (untoward) has happened, has it?
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
your company; your shrine
different opinion; objection
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
financing plan; funding plan; cash planning
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
for your reference; FYR; for your information; FYI
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
monolith; large slab of rock
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
business conditions; trade conditions; financial situation
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
interview (e.g. for a job)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
memory; sense; experience
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to be prolonged; to drag on
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify