how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
article; thing; object; property; real estate
materials; data; document
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
had better ...; had better not ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
difficult to ...; hard to ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading