recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to put on airs; to assume importance
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
that is to say; so that means
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
transactions; dealings; business
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
to offer for sale; to put on the market
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
amount of money; sum of money
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
other side; opposite side; other party
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to need; to call for; to require
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire