very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
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
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
bad girl; juvenile delinquent
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
name; given name; first name
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion