was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
very; extremely; excessively
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
beginning; outset; first; onset
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
loveable; very likeable; like very much
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
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?
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support