don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
beyond this point; from now on; after this
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
two persons; two people; pair; couple
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
business trip; official trip
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
tourist; traveler; traveller; visitor
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
alone; by oneself; on one's own
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
world; society; people; the public
wedded life; married life
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned