special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
had better ...; had better not ...
changing clothes; change of clothes
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
by myself; in person; by oneself
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
telephone call; telephone (device)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
Chinese water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica); ong choy; kang kong; water morning glory; water convolvulus; swamp cabbage
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to need; to call for; to require
to be helpful; to be useful
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to have the privilege of doing
article; news story; report; account
to look forward to something
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
stairs; stairway; staircase