one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
hamburger (in a bun); burger
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
now; the present time; just now; another; more
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to be profitable; to yield a profit