in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
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
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
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
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
failure; mistake; blunder
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
graduation ceremony; commencement
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
daddy's girl; daddy's boy
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful