company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
to accept; to receive; to agree
"lucky" underwear (esp. panties), set aside for special dates
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
had better ...; had better not ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
single word; a few words; brief comment
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
likability; favorability; popularity
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
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
one more time; once more; once again
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to continue to work; to work away (at)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)