illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
after that; afterwards; thereafter
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
don't you think?; indicates question
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
un-; non-; negative prefix
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
early on; earlier on; from early
materials; data; document
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to apologize; to apologise
company; corporation; workplace
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
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now