that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
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
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
how; in what way; how about
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
refinement; elegance; grace
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant