opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
late at night; at a late hour
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
no!; no no!; no, not at all
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
platform; home; home base; home plate
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
river; stream; River; the ... river
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
welcome!; nice to see you!
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays