as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
no!; no no!; no, not at all
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
two persons; two people; pair; couple
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
nothing but; except; no more than
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
ten; 10; ten years of age
two by two; by twos; as a couple; in pairs
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion