surroundings; environs; circumference
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
operation; functioning; running
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
adds force or indicates command
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
it is not (like that) either
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
you (plural); all of you; you all
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be saucy (of children); to be impudent; to be cheeky; to be sassy; to be precocious
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)