correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
overall victory; championship
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
indicate reason; infers some protest
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
wonton noodles; wonton noodle soup
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
since when; from when; how long
so; like this; in this way
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
school building; schoolhouse
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage