to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to be a matter of life or death
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
don't you think?; indicates question
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
honorific/polite/humble prefix
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
(another's) daughter; young lady
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
woman; female; feminine gender
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
like this; this sort; this way
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)