is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
father; dad; husband; you; he
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
clerk; office worker; office staff
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
ex-husband; former husband
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to say; to be called; to do
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
business; errand; nature of one's business
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to pass (of time); to elapse
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so