to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
successor (TV) program; follow-on program
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
master of ceremonies; MC; intermission between songs in which the performers speak to the audience; machining center; marginal cost
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
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
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
loud shout; excited cheering
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
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.)
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity