uncool man; dork; geek; dweeb; nerd
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
planning; plan; project; arrangements
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
script; screenplay; scenario
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
casting (of roles); casting
single word; a few words; brief comment
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
company president; manager; director
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
name; given name; first name
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
"minor snow" solar term (approx. November 22)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)