monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
friendly relations; social relations; social life
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
fortune-telling; divination
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
please (give me); please (do for me)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
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
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive