-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
chance; opportunity; occasion
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
on and after; from ... onward; since
collection of short stories; collected short stories
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
schedule; program; calendar
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
more than usual (usu. time)
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
please (give me); please (do for me)
story; tale; talk; discussion
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
planning; plan; project; arrangements