until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
clearing one's throat; cough
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
preference; priority; precedence
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
moving picture; film; cinema; movie theatre
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)