was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
since when; from when; how long
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
company; corporation; workplace
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
feeling; sense; impression
family; members of a family
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to revere; to respect; to worship
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
failure; mistake; blunder
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
another time; some other time
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate