past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
suffix for familiar person
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
I see; that's right; indeed
all; entire; whole; altogether
together; at the same time; same; identical
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
society; public; community; social studies
to live through; to survive
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
considerably; greatly; a lot
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth