pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
one's post; place of work; workplace
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
please; somehow or other; one way or another
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
suffix for familiar person
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease