that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
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
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
per person; per capita; per head
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to burrow through; to dig through
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to have a talk; to tell a story
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
by today; before the day is over
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
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
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
adviser; advisor; counsellor; counselor
such ... as; or some such
feeling; sense; impression
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate