today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
government office; agency; board
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
strong-willed; strong of heart
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
welcome!; nice to see you!
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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 catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to be helpful; to be useful
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
attendance; presence; appearance