as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
sound; sure; safe; steady; firm
what kind of; what sort of; what
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
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
please (give me); please (do for me)
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be found; to be discovered