to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
perfect; complete; flawless
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
by myself; in person; by oneself
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to spend time (on doing something)
to repeat; to do something over again
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
interruption; interference; butting in
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")