be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
no, not like that (but like this)
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
female company president; female CEO
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
(some) more; even more; longer; further
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
let's do it; I (we) are going to do it
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...