to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
professor; teaching; instruction
(social) position; status
honor; honour; credit; prestige
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
flattery will motivate anyone; flattery can do wonders; (lit.) even a pig will climb up a tree if flattered
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hey there; I say; see here
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
chair; stool; post; office; position
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
24 hours; twenty-four hours
business; trade; operations; sales
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now