how long; how far; how much
I appreciate your efforts
lately; recently; nowadays
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
police cell; place of detention; jail
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
beyond this point; from now on; after this
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
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
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!