activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
threshold; breaking point
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
how; in what way; how about
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
in that way; thus; so; so?
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
number one; first; best; most; game; round
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
refinement; elegance; grace
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
trivial; not amounting to much
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing