business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
simple wedding; modest wedding
foreign; abroad; overseas
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
nothing but; none other than
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
ability; capability; skill
by means of; due to; because of; according to
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to say; to be called; to do
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
two classes; double; two sets
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
DVD containing a slideshow of still images (usually of women)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
those (near the second person)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
during a telephone call; busy line