time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
ahead; before; the future
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to gather; to collect; to assemble
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
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
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
letter; missive; note; mail
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
when it becomes; when it comes to
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point