to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
after tax income; net income
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to recall; to remember; to recollect
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
what kind of; what sort of; what
meaning; significance; sense
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
8-mm (film, camera, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
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
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
called; known as; that; to say
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)