expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to get along well with; to make a go of it
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
considerably; greatly; a lot
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays