polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to smooth out; to straighten; to relax
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
with these words; while saying
by myself; in person; by oneself
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
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
yellow sand; yellow dust; loess; desert
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 wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling