number one; first; best; most; game; round
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
day on which the temperature rises above 30 degrees Celsius
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
about; concerning; as to; regarding
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
war; fighting; fierce competition