somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
person who pushily takes charge when cooking a hot pot at the table; (lit.) hotpot boss
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)