to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
shopping; purchased goods
beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
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
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
maternity leave; paternity leave
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
two persons; two people; pair; couple
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!