although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to pass (of time); to elapse
in that way; like that; that way
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
(not) even once; (not) ever
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
than; from; out of; except; but; more
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
without; unless; have to do
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
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
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
regret; repentance; remorse