only; merely; but; no more than
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
don't worry; no worries; never mind
family; relatives; dependents; household
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
sincere; honest; faithful
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
that's the way it is; such is life
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
one-man (show, team, etc.); tyrant; dictatorial person; conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver); conductorless train
because of; owing to; due to
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
Japanese royal fern (Osmunda japonica); Asian royal fern; flowering fern
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
beginning; outset; first; onset