that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to live; to reside; to inhabit
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?