single word; a few words; brief comment
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
serious; not joking; straight
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
pupil; student; schoolchild
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
how; in what way; how about
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
immediately; right away; at once; instantly