with the exception of; excepting; excluding
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
suffix for familiar person
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
study; diligence; discount; reduction
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
surely; certainly; without doubt
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful