to hate; to dislike; to loathe
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
progress; being under way
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
over-fond parent; doting parent
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
large amount of money; great cost
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in