telephone bill; telephone rate
electricity bill; electric bill
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
real estate agent; realtor
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
magazine; journal; periodical
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
pronunciation; production of sound
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
if it is (the case that ...)
matter for great congratulation
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
Mercury (god); Mercury (planet); mercury (Hg)
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind