polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
second (unit of time); arc second
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
the absolute basics (esp. in educational contexts); most basic of basics; most fundamental thing
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
now; the present time; just now; another; more
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
if so; in that case; in that situation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment