sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
first meeting; first interview with
just a minute; small quantity
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
difficult to ...; hard to ...
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
rather; better; instead; if anything
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
summer vacation; summer holiday
one day; (on) a certain day
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
shopping; purchased goods
to keep (a person) waiting
back seat (of a car); rear seat
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out