yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
delay (in payment, delivery, rationing, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot
principal occupation; core business
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
such ... as; or some such
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice