let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
buying the services of a prostitute; whoring
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
devotion; attachment; infatuation
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
that; the matter in question
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
shopping; purchased goods
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to attempt; to test; to try out
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
how long; how far; how much
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic