business trip; official trip
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
such; like that; that sort of
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
pregnancy; conception; gestation
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still