to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
president (of a society); chairman
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
sons and daughters; children; girl
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
custom; practice; convention; precedent
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
declaration; proclamation; announcement
immediately; right away; on the spot
objection; dissent; protest
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to make an appearance; to show up
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
foundation (garment, cream, etc.)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
production (e.g. play); direction
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
until now; so far; up to the present
from what (I've) seen; given that ...