-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
maintenance; preservation; improvement
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to collect; to assemble; to gather
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.)
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
that is to say; so that means
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
it's probably so; it stands to reason
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
master; teacher; stable master
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience