grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
first meeting; first interview with
name; given name; first name
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
reportage writer; documentary writer
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
as (for); for; in the capacity of
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
food and drink; eating and drinking
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to be surprised; to be astonished