or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
period of youth; while young
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to fall in love (with); to love
just one person; only one
failure; mistake; blunder
writing (e.g. as a profession)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
feeling; sense; impression
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to say; to be called; to do
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
at work; in the midst of work; working
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
it is I who should say so
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
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
under development; in development
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there