number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
sales; selling; marketing
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
time; hour; period; class
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
old friend; familiar face
a little; a bit; slightly
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to slide into; to slip into
equality; impartiality; evenness
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
business discussion; negotiation
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
separate case; another matter