business hours; opening hours; office hours
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
white knight; knight in shining armor
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
name; given name; first name
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also