subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
number one; first; best; most; game; round
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
company president; manager; director
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
river; stream; River; the ... river
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to say; to tell; to state; to do
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...