opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in this way; thus; such; uh...
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
look!; there!; here!; that is
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being