to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
failure; mistake; blunder
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
successful bid; winning a tender
estimate (of costs); budget
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
how; in what way; by what means
considerably; greatly; a lot
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
how long; how far; how much
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
guardian; protector; patron; parent
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?