serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
sending home; repatriation; deportation
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
two persons; two people; pair; couple
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
then; well; so; well then
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)