immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
how many years; how long; what year
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
hello; good day; good afternoon
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
such; this sort of; like this
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all