idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
how; in what way; how about
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
kindergartener; preschooler
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
(police) detective; criminal matter
father; dad; husband; you; he
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
now; the present time; just now; another; more
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial