starting up (e.g. business, computer)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
of course; certainly; naturally
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
dawn; daybreak; beginning
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
invitation; introduction; temptation
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
un-; non-; negative prefix
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
interview (e.g. for a job)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment