paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
meaning; significance; sense
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say