by myself; in person; by oneself
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
marathon; long-distance race
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
discovery; detection; finding
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")