until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
at least; at most; (even) just
honorific/polite/humble prefix
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
famous scene (in a movie or play)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
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 move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
educational institution; school; academy; campus
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
all; entire; whole; altogether
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...