thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
outside of; not covered by
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
genuine article; real thing; real deal
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
security firm; security company
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
how; in what way; how about
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; season; period; phase; stage
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also