direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
all; entire; whole; altogether
person killed in action; the war dead
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
long (time that has passed); old (story)
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
now; the present time; just now; another; more
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness