a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
yen (currency of Japan); circle
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
price increase; rise in price; wage increase
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
in succession; one by one
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
needy circumstances; living in poverty
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style