national; founded and run by the central government
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
straight-laced person; stubborn person
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to recall; to remember; to recollect
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
senior high school; high school
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
job hunting; job searching
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
feeling; sense; impression
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type