today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
hello; good day; good afternoon
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
opposite side; opposition
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration