excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
being on duty; person on duty
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
clerk; office worker; office staff
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
genuine article; real thing; real deal
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!