to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
no, not like that (but like this)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
on hand; readily available
to relax; to feel at home
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
considerably; fairly; quite
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
armor and helmet (armour)