to choose; to select; to pick (out)
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
second; number two; runner-up
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
failure; mistake; blunder
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
simply; merely; only; solely
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
pendant (jewelry); pendant (light)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly