to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
tenth day of the month; ten days
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
hello; good day; good afternoon
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out