and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
one end; an end; part; fragment
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
steady; sound; reliable; solid
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
that's the way it is; such is life
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
knowing; (an) acquaintance
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to live; to make a living; to get on with
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
considerably; fairly; quite
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor