irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to be worried; to be troubled
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
even if; even though; however; no matter how
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to pass (of time); to elapse
all; entire; whole; altogether
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
please; somehow or other; one way or another
in comparison to; rather than
how long; how far; how much
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
correspondence notebook (e.g. between teacher and parents); contact notebook; communication notebook
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
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
to behave well (of a child)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to have a talk; to tell a story
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying