thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to be silent; to say nothing
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
around the world; throughout the world
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward