is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
boy; son; baby boy; young man
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to talk; to chat; to chatter
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
sorry; excuse me; thank you
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker