fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
of course; certainly; naturally
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to face; to go towards; to head towards
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
they; those guys; those fellows
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
sooner or later; in time; eventually