seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to cease; to stop; to be over
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
family; relatives; dependents; household
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
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)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
place; situation; position; location
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn