what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to approach; to draw near
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
don't worry about it; forget about it
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
first meeting; first interview with
such; this sort of; like this
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
in that way; thus; so; so?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
long ago; already; a long time ago
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
last week; the week before
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)