to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
border area; border zone; borderland
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
stealthily; secretly; in secret
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
contact; touch; contact lens
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
name; given name; first name
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
older sister; elder sister