that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
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
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
sorry; excuse me; thank you
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
question; inquiry; enquiry
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)