occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
such; this sort of; like this
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
memories; recollections; reminiscence
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
salty sea breeze; salt wind
to close (one's eyes); to shut
precision instrument or machine
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once