merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
home area; home town; local
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
close; intimate; on good terms
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
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
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
distinguished service; meritorious service
suffix for familiar person
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
myself; yourself; I; me; you
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
hello; good day; good afternoon
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
company; corporation; workplace
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that