something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
woman; female; feminine gender
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to be late; to be unpunctual
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to apologize; to apologise
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
hello; good day; good afternoon
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
no!; no no!; no, not at all
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago