having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
yen (currency of Japan); circle
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
shopping; purchased goods
suffix for familiar person
suffix appended to someone else's family members
growth period (in children)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
manners; behavior; behaviour
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
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 gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
why; how; for what reason
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful