or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
history of; experience of
how many years; how long; what year
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
beyond this point; from now on; after this
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
desire for marriage; marriage aspiration; yearning for marriage
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
study group; study meeting
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
no!; no no!; no, not at all