indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
than; from; out of; except; but; more
commendation ceremony; award ceremony
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
president (of a society); chairman
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
prize awarded for good effort; consolation prize
the eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
main festival; main day of a festival
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
very; much; greatly; a lot of
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to gather; to collect; to assemble
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
presentation (e.g. of a gift, etc.)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!