demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
(not) a single person; (no) one
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
just a minute; small quantity
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
starting (construction) work
next year; next fiscal year
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
knowledge applied to evil purposes
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
for work; for manufacturing
standard value; reference value; nominal value
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
work-in-progress; working state
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
owning nothing except the clothes on one's back
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
here and there; everywhere
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to