relatively; comparatively
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
number one; first; best; most; game; round
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
sorry; excuse me; thank you
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
earnings from a part-time job
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)