so what!; who gives a damn?
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
economic bloc; ecosystem (of services, goods, etc. within a company or consortium)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
cut; reduction; curtailment
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid