sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
myself; yourself; I; me; you
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably