in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to increase; to add to; to augment
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to use and then throw away
thousands; several thousand
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
by myself; in person; by oneself
for work; in a manner related to work
about; on; regarding; per; for every
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
guess; speculation; supposition
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
that is to say; so that means
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
of course; certainly; naturally
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
helping each other; supporting each other; mutual cooperation; give and take; reciprocity; interdependence
on the way home from work