because of; owing to; due to
notice; attention; observation
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to be conspicuous; to stand out
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
such; like that; that sort of; very
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
had better ...; had better not ...
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
myself; yourself; I; me; you
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
door; gate; opening; title page