mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to shake one's head (in denial)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er