to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
how; in what way; how about
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
one's post; place of work; workplace
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes
as (for); for; in the capacity of
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
one's house; one's home; one's family
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to complain; to make a complaint
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!