I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
simply; merely; only; solely
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
not caring; not giving a damn
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
family vacation; family trip
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)