no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
smoothly; easily; readily
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to hand over; to surrender
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
(not) even once; (not) ever
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
almost every day; almost daily
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)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke