town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
adds force or indicates command
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to be born; to come into the world
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
large amount of money; great cost
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)