any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
woman; female; feminine gender
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to be needed; to be wanted
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
theatre; theater; playhouse
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
autumn, the best season for reading
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
book; volume; this; present; main; head
had better ...; had better not ...