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Keeping busy.
Keeping myself busy.
Been keeping myself busy.
Keeping out of trouble.
Been keeping out of trouble.
Been up to no good. (informal)
Been keeping my nose clean. (informal)

Fine.
I’m fine.
I’m cool, (slang)
Keeping cool.
Dandy. (informal)
Fine and dandy.
Great.
Couldn’t be better.
Happy as a clam. (cliche)
Okay.
All right.
(I) can’t complain.
No complaints.
I have nothing to complain about.

How was it?
How did it go?
Did everything go OK?
Did you have fun?
You’ll have to tell us all about it.
Did you take any pictures?
Do you have pictures?
Were the locals friendly?
Were the natives friendly?
Did you bring me anything?
We missed you.
We missed you around here.
We’ve missed you around here.
It just wasn’t the same without you.

We seem to keep running into each other.
Haven’t we met before?
We have to stop meeting like this. (cliche)
Didn’t we meet at that party last week?
I’m sorry; I’ve forgotten your name.
I’ve been meaning to call you.

What a surprise to meet you here!
Imagine meeting you here! (cliche)
Fancy meeting you here. (cliche)
Never thought I’d see you here!
What are you doing in this neck of the woods!
neck of the woods = part of town, location
What are you doing in this part of town?
What are you doing out of the office?
Where’ve you been hiding yourself?
What have you been up to?
Shouldn’t you be in school?
Shouldn’t you be at work?
Have you been keeping busy?
You been keeping busy?
Been keeping busy?

Welcome back!
Welcome bacк, stranger!
Long time no see! (cliché)
Where were you?
Where have you been?
Where did you go?

I haven’t seen you in years!
Long time no see! (informal)
I haven’t seen you in an age!
I haven’t seen you in a month at Sundays!
a month of Sundays = a long time

Good morning.
Morning.
Mornin. (informal)
How are you this bright morning?
Good afternoon.
Afternoon.
Good evening.
Evening.
 

How are you?
How’s it going?
How’s it been?
How is everything?
How’s everything?
How have you been?
How’ve you been?
How you been? (informal)
How’s tricks? (informal)
What have you been up to?
What’s new? (informal)
What’s up? (informal)
Wusup?/Wassup? (slang)
What’s happening? (slang)
Wthat’s going on? (slang)

Hi!
Hello!
Hello there!
Howdy!
Hey!
Yo!(slang)