to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
not worth considering; out of the question
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
loveable; very likeable; like very much
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation