be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
foreign; abroad; overseas
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
trivial; not amounting to much
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
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
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading