nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping); high, middle and low (ranking); top, middle and bottom; upper, medium, lower
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
treating someone like a child
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
genuine; authentic; true; real
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
news; word; tidings; omen
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
young and energetic; up-and-coming
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
business world; business circles; (the) industry
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
considerably; fairly; quite