man; male; masculine gender
clearing one's throat; cough
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
myself; yourself; I; me; you
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
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
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to gather; to collect; to assemble
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)