affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
serious; not joking; straight
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
don't you think?; indicates question
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
of no interest; not interested
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
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
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
being left out; being ostracized
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
such; like that; that sort of; very
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)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
woman; female; feminine gender
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)