I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
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
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to discuss; to talk together
regular time; stated period
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
surely; certainly; without doubt
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
of no interest; not interested
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness