accusative of él, ello, and usted (when referring to a man); him, it, you (formal) / impersonal neuter pronoun (clitic form of ello); it, that

neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives; the

the matter, story concerning / about

a la

perhaps; maybe

sorry

what (the thing that) / whatever / which (pronoun referring to a clause)

what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts

first things first (let's deal with matters of highest priority first)

(idiomatic, slang) what's up, wassup, what is it, what it is, what is what it is, what is what, what are you doing, what's happening, what's going on