good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
not caring; not giving a damn
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
how; in what way; how about
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game