to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
how; in what way; by what means
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; from; out of; except; but; more
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
go that far; to that extent
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
future (usually near); prospects
to discuss; to talk together
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella