to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
such; like that; that sort of
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
all; entire; whole; altogether
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary