to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
commercial area; business district
residence; abode; dwelling
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
by means of; due to; because of; according to
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
hotel charge; lodging expense
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
direct control; direct supervision
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to give directions; to issue instructions
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result