thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
father; dad; husband; you; he
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to have a talk; to tell a story
time; hour; period; class
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
in the same way as; just like
to carry out one's mission
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much