this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
how; in what way; how about
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.)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
honorific/polite/humble prefix
shopping; purchased goods
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
on the way home from work
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
comparatively; relatively
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon