again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
had better ...; had better not ...
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to hold fast; to protect to the end
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
myself; yourself; I; me; you