although I say; although one might say; although called
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
armed forces; military; troops
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
member nation; member state; signatory
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
war; battle; match; game; competition
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis