I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
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.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
menopause; change of life
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to