to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
time; hour; period; class
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
adds force or indicates command
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
due form; official; formality
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
almost; roughly; approximately
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
island in a pond or river
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
overseas deployment (e.g. military forces); overseas expansion (e.g. business operations)