recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
now; the present time; just now; another; more
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
even if not; even without
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
reaction; response; reaction
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
in that way; thus; so; so?