senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in that way; thus; so; so?
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
don't you think?; indicates question
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
please (give me); please (do for me)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
sincere; honest; faithful
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
dry riverbed; river beach
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.