was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
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?
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
apt to think; tend to think
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
it is I who should say so
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
chair; stool; post; office; position
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
job hunting; job searching
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least