to be helpful; to be useful
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
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
process; course; mechanism
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
don't worry about it; forget about it
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
office romance; office love affair
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to have an eye on; to zero in on
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
president (of a society); chairman
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)