where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
cutting ingredients into decorative shapes (e.g. vegetables)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
considerably; fairly; quite
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
time; hour; period; class
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
of course; certainly; naturally
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
honorific/polite/humble prefix
master; teacher; stable master
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time