on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
bento; Japanese box lunch
single word; a few words; brief comment
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
woman; female; feminine gender
to talk; to chat; to chatter
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
with the exception of; excepting; excluding