yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
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
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
like this; in this way; as you see
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry