good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to ask; to enquire; to query
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
the way back; the way home; return trip
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor