a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
price increase; rise in price; wage increase
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
welcoming new students, club members, etc.
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
such; this sort of; like this
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to cease; to stop; to be over
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
at work; in the midst of work; working
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that