thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to behave well (of a child)
father; dad; husband; you; he
war; battle; match; game; competition
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
strikeout; strike out; fanning out
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
so; like this; in this way
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
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
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be needed; to be wanted
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband