thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
primary school; elementary school; grade school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
boy; son; baby boy; young man
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
cancellation (of a flight or sea voyage)
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
centre; center; center fielder
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
feeling; sense; impression
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely