abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to take over; to hand over
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be surprised; to be astonished
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to say; to be called; to do
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
understood; I see; OK; present; here
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
had better ...; had better not ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice