to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to be silent; to say nothing
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
reservation; order acceptance
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to talk; to chat; to chatter
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
feeling; sense; impression
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)