look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
handful; small amount; small number
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
boy; son; baby boy; young man
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
spread-out sail; full sail; (sailing) downwind
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
major recession; serious (economic) depression; Great Depression
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
man; male; masculine gender
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
society; the world; the times