acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
sleeping comfort or snugness
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
company housing; housing provided by one's company
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
palatial residence; stately mansion
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
surroundings; environs; circumference
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
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
honour; honor; glory; privilege