yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
suffix for familiar person
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
company; corporation; workplace
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
number-withheld phone calls
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy