expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
at work; in the midst of work; working
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
number one; first; best; most; game; round
myself; yourself; I; me; you
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
most of all; extremely; supremely
complete stranger; total stranger
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
SMS; short message service
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
such; this sort of; like this
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
that; the matter in question
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays