to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
sudden change; complete change
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
share (in a company); stock
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
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)