to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
such; this sort of; like this
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
serious; not joking; straight
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
telephone call; telephone (device)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
in session; in progress; under way; open