ancient city; former capital
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
position; location; base; point; site
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
please (give me); please (do for me)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
ago; since; before; previous
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite
steady; sound; reliable; solid
now; the present time; just now; another; more
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!