oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
it's been a long time; long time no see
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
it is I who should say so
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
squad leader; group leader; team leader
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
ninefold; imperial palace; the Court
the people; the public; the world
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
bureau director; office chief
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
how; in what way; how about
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb