question; inquiry; enquiry
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to be needed; to be wanted
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to recall; to remember; to recollect
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
perfect; complete; flawless
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
foreign; abroad; overseas
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery