female friend; woman friend
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
consequence; outcome; result; blame
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
several people; a few people
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
so; like this; in this way
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
now; the present time; just now; another; more
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
number one; first; best; most; game; round
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
family-oriented; familial
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be found; to be discovered
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved