guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
selection; choice; option
unveiling; debut; introduction
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
troupe; theatrical company
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
popular song containing local references (people, attractions, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
very; extremely; excessively
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
how; in what way; by what means
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
for example; for instance; e.g.
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
while; during; while; although; all; both