gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
by means of; due to; because of; according to
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
time; hour; period; class
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to complete decisively; to do to completion
unfortunately; regrettably
producer (film, TV, etc.)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency