in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
pattern paper (for dressmaking)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
interior; inside; internal
such; this sort of; like this
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
company; corporation; workplace
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
guard; security (officer); guardsman
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
leaving everything up to someone else
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
loveable; very likeable; like very much
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity