frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
old clothes; secondhand clothing
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
such; this sort of; like this
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
after school (at the end of the day)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole