market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
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?
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
contract; compact; agreement
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah