long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
allotment; quota; payment in installments; payment in instalments; hire-purchase
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
home area; home town; local
noted product; local specialty
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
honorific/polite/humble prefix
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn