to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
unprecedented; never seen before
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
how; in what way; how about
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
you (plural); all of you; you all
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
now; the present time; just now; another; more
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
tea dispenser (in office break rooms); tea machine
such; this sort of; like this
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
(a) little; somewhat; somehow