to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
due form; official; formality
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
time; hour; period; class
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
just because; even if; even though
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
rather; better; instead; if anything
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
no!; no no!; no, not at all
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
reality; actuality; hard fact