to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
trouble; bother; annoyance
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
attack; assault; attempt; try
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
display device; graphics device
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
sales promotion; hard selling
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
number of times; frequency; count
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to be contrary to one's expectations
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
impossible to do (although wants to)
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
under repair; out of service
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing