two persons; two people; pair; couple
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
in the hospital; hospitalized
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?