and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
foreign capital group; foreign company
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
the other day; lately; recently
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
company; corporation; workplace
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
go that far; to that extent
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
in that way; like that; that way
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to replace; to move; to change the position of
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another