or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
considerably; greatly; a lot
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
relatively; comparatively
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays