top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
development; exploitation
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
ancient time; age of the gods
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
pica (eating disorder); atomic bomb
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation