I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
such; this sort of; like this
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to be kind to; to treat kindly
beginning; outset; first; onset
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
than; from; out of; except; but; more
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
several minutes; a few minutes
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
largest class; top category
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella