voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
such; this sort of; like this
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to have an eye on; to zero in on
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
at once; immediately; right now
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss