association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
several years; a few years
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
spouse; wife; husband; partner
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
per person; per capita; per head
only; merely; but; no more than
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
person obsessed with thoughts of sex
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.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently