good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
12 signs of the Chinese zodiac
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
alone; by oneself; on one's own
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
number one; first; best; most; game; round
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to watch over; to watch attentively
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to