fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
hospitalization; hospitalisation
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
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?
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to be worried; to be troubled
at least; at most; (even) just
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
such; like that; that sort of; very
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind