isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
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 (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
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; reckoning; count; forecast
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
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to have a talk; to tell a story
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
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 close; to finish
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 merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
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; thus; such; uh...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit