terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to be worried; to be troubled
carrying out one's original intention
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant