monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
contract; compact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
bank; banking institution
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
just a minute; small quantity
honorific/polite/humble prefix
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
business; trade; operations; sales
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
when one door is shut, another is open; the world is as kind as it is cruel
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
story; tale; talk; discussion
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?
don't you think?; indicates question
document circulated to staff to obtain approval (for a decision, policy, etc.)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
chit; sales slip; voucher
document; official papers
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation