recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
prize money; monetary award; reward
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
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
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")