strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
totally willing; fully motivated
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
schedule; program; programme; agenda
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
encouragement; cheering (someone) up; restoring (someone) to consciousness; bringing (someone) around; restorative; stimulant
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
machine plate; press plate; printing plate
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
indicates emotion or exclamation; hey; you
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
suffix for familiar person
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
I shouldn't say this, but
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
if so; in that case; in that situation
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
percent; per cent; percentage