just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
modesty; humility; being humble
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to be found; to be discovered
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
present; gift; to give a present or gift
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple