recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
business; trade; operations; sales
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
knowing; (an) acquaintance
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
city planning; urban planning; town planning
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
(some) more; even more; longer; further
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
in this way; thus; such; uh...
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me