telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
until now; so far; up to the present
transactions; dealings; business
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
(not) even once; (not) ever
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
space development; space exploration
division (of company); operations department
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
senior manager; director; person below the department head with responsibility for a particular area
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
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
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
no!; no no!; no, not at all
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!