defense; defence; guard; policing; security
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
chief; main; principal; important
topic of discussion; agenda
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
phi; diameter (units assumed, esp. mm)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
even if; even though; however; no matter how
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission