police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
suffix for familiar person
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
it's been a long time; long time no see
appointment; meeting (e.g. with a customer)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
please (give me); please (do for me)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
very loose; slowly; leisurely
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
two persons; two people; pair; couple
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
extremely; very; really; super; so
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)