this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
legend; folklore; tradition
Charites (sister goddesses of charm and beauty); Graces; (arch.) chalice (for Holy Communion)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
severe earthquake; violent tremor
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
king; king; king (chess piece)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
only; merely; but; no more than
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
deficit operation; operating at a loss; being in the red
staff cafeteria; staff canteen