story; tale; talk; discussion
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
please (give me); please (do for me)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
trouble; bother; annoyance
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
preparation; arrangements
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
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't you think?; indicates question
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
feeling; sense; impression
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
as a child; when one was a child
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to grow up; to become an adult
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to need; to call for; to require
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying