telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to lose sight of; to miss
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
rather; sooner; preferably
shoulder massage (performed by tapotement); tap on the shoulder (request to resign)
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
customer traffic; customers; custom
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
of course; certainly; naturally
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
how; in what way; how about
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
please (give me); please (do for me)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
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.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision