not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
being good at cooking; good cook
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
difficult to ...; hard to ...
than; from; out of; except; but; more
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case