voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
than; from; out of; except; but; more
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
beginning; outset; first; onset
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
long ago; once upon a time
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
sexy; popular; well-liked
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
river; stream; River; the ... river
to pick up; to find; to gather
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that