I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
(not so) much; (not) very
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
cooperation; collaboration
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
single word; a few words; brief comment
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
even if; even though; however; no matter how
originally; by nature; from the start
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
plunging to one's death; death from a fall
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
many; numerous; various; large number of
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to open up a lead (over one's opponent)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...