[71]A  Hello, Bert, how're you doing?B  Hi, Emma, I'm OK, thank you. And you?
1  How're you?    ->  How're you getting along?    ->  How's it going?        ->  How're things going with you?    ->  How's everything?    ->  How've you been?2  How's your family?3  What's up?
[72]A  Hello, Jack, how's it going?B  Hi, Anne, I'm all right, thanks. How about you?
1  (I'm) fine.2  Good.3  Not bad.4  I've been busy as usual.5  It just gets too busy.6  It's getting hectic.7  I was too busy, but things have calmed down now.8  It was crazy, but finally everything's back to normal.9  I've been in bad shape.10  I was sick but now I'm all better.11  It's good to hear from you.12  It's been a while.13  How about yourself?    ->  And yourself?    ->  And you?    ->  You?    ->  Yourself?
[73]A  Hi, Sam, this is Haruko. Do you have a minute?B  Sure.
1  Do you have time?2  Can you talk now?    ->  Can we talk now?3  Are you busy now?4  Is now a good time?
[74]A  I'm sorry I missed your call.B  Don't worry about it.
1  I'm sorry, I was tied up.2  I'm sorry, but I couldn't pick up the phone.3  I'm sorry to take so long to call you back.4  I just got back to my office.5  I've just heard your message.6  Thank you for your message.7  Thanks for your calls.
[75]A  How was your presentaition?B  It went really well. Thanks for asking.
1  How was your business trip to Paris?2  How was the meeting?3  How was the reception?4  How was your weekend?5  How did the negotiation go?6  How is (your) business?
1  It went all right.2  Things went well.3  It was great.4  It was fun.5  It was a big success.6  It didn't go well.7  Unfortunately, it was a total failure.8  It was such a mess!
[76]A  The economy hasn't really picked up, has it?B  Yeah, times are tough.
1  There's some signs of economic recovery, aren't there?2  The negative impact of the strong yen is serious, isn't it?3  Deflation is accelerating, isn't it?4  Share prices skyrocketed, didn't they?5  We've been experiencing abnormal weather, haven't we?6  It was such an impressive game, wasn't it?7  It was a landslide election victory, wasn't it?8  The press conference was interesting, wasn't it?9  Yesterday's news was really surprising, wasn't it?
[77]Congratulations on your promotion!Congratulations on your achievement!Congratulations on your marriage!Congratulations!I'm very happy for you.I'm excited, too.Best wishes!All the best!
My thoughts are with you.Please take good care of yourself.I hope you get well soon.Take it easy and get well soon. ゆっくり休んでGet well soon. I'm sorry to hear that.
My thoughts are with you.Please accept my condolences.You have my sympathy.You're in our prayers. ご冥福をお祈り申し上げます/あなたのためにお祈りします。Our thoughts and prayers are with you.I'm sorry to hear that.I don't know what to say.
Good luck!Keep it up!Keep up the good work!Keep up the spirit!Go for it! 頑張って!Don't give up!Hang up there!Take it easy!You can do it!I know you can do it!
[78]Yes.Yeah.Yeh.Ya.Uh-huh.I see.OK.All right.Right.Correct.Indeed.Yes, indeed.Exactly.Absolutely.Definitely.That's true.That's right.That's correct.You're right.I think so, too.You can say that again. まったくそのとおりですI know.Of course.Sure.Certainly.I (totally) agree with you.
Huh?Yeah?So?And?OK?
Really?Really!Oh, yeah?Oh?Is that right?Is that so?Are you sure?You're kidding.    ->  You must be kidding!No kidding!Unbelievable!I can't believe it!What a story!How about that!Wow!Honestly?No way!Uh-uh!Nuh-uh!My Goodness!  ->  Oh, My!Oh, Boy!  ->  Oh, No!
That's good.That's great.That's funny.That's interesting.That's awful.That's sad.That's not true.That's too bad.That's pathetic.I'm sorry to hear that. それは残念でしたね/お気の毒ですI like that.I don't like that.Good for you. よかったですね。
Did you? そうしたの?Did you really? 本当にそうしたの?Oh, are you?
WellLet's see.Let me see.eruhyou knowhmmum
I hope so.I hope not.Maybe so.You may be right.Could be.See ほらね/言ったとおりでしょうYou seeUnderstood?I hear you.You think so.You think so?Is that so?Give me a break!Come on!Oops!Of course not.Absolutely not.By all means. どうぞ、どうぞYou got it 承りました/わかりました/OKです     その通りです/図星ですI got it. わかりました