important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
while; during; while; although; all; both
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
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
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
all-America; pan-American; all of America
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
nice; good; well-executed
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
kitchen (in a restaurant); cook; chef
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
unit; (musical) group; band
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross