unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
Western goods; Western things; imported goods
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
consequence; outcome; result; blame
because of; owing to; due to
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
throughput; processing power
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit