telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
had better ...; had better not ...
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
ordinary person; untitled individual
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
settlement; solution; resolution
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience