to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
president (of a society); chairman
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
something white; snow; gray hair; grey hair
a little bit; a little while
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
well-behaved (model) prisoner; trusty (trustee)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)