corridor; hallway; passageway
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
your husband; her husband
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
too (much); overly; excessively
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
right side; right-hand side
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons