as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
indication; (thermometer) reading
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
asking would be rude; tasteless question
now; the present time; just now; another; more
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
lately; recently; nowadays
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
so; like this; in this way
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to move (house); to change residence
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
prize money; monetary award; reward
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
large amount of money; great cost
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor