house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be away from home; to be out of the house
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
go that far; to that extent
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
order of chivalry; chivalric order
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
last week; the week before
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
name; given name; first name
of course; certainly; naturally
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
and; thereupon; because of that
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe