as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to accept; to receive; to agree
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
photo studio; photographer; camera shop; photography supplies shop; photo processing shop; photo finishing shop
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
branch office; branch store
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
the other day; a few days ago
overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
family; members of a family
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)