to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
what kind of; what sort of; what
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
clearing one's throat; cough