hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
standby; preparation; arrangement
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to feel; to sense; to experience
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
expression; presentation; representation; notation
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking