thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
suffix for familiar person
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
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
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to concern; to be related
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
no!; no no!; no, not at all
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
adds force or indicates command
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!