feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
difficult to ...; hard to ...
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
now; the present time; just now; another; more
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
and yet; though; when; in spite of
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
such; this sort of; like this
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
the other day; a few days ago
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
no, not like that (but like this)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...