I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
please (give me); please (do for me)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
for your information; I'm telling you
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)