may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
article; news story; report; account
how; in what way; how about
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
planning; plan; project; arrangements
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
suffix for familiar person
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
contract; compact; agreement
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
formal receipt (of payment; oft. hand-written)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
trivial; not amounting to much
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
easy; simple; there's no way that ...