state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
the other day; a few days ago
story; tale; talk; discussion
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
physical strength; muscle strength
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)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
time; hour; period; class
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
primary school; elementary school; grade school
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
indicate reason; infers some protest
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
suffix for familiar person
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
older sister; lass; young lady
bone marrow; medulla; true spirit; one's mind