yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
rather; better; instead; if anything
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
thought; consideration; thinking
crossed line; crossing of wires; crosstalk; getting mixed up (of different topics in a conversation); confusion; (talking at) cross-purposes
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
door; gate; opening; title page
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
human relations; personal relationships
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
brown envelope; manila envelope
myself; yourself; I; me; you
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
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.)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
don't you think?; indicates question
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
how; in what way; how about
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
because of; owing to; due to
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
personal delivery; handing over in person
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...