very busy (person or thing)
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
meaning; significance; sense
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
accident; emergency; calamity
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
unexpectedly; surprisingly
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
simply put; putting it simply; in short
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
snakeheads; Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation