(a) little; somewhat; somehow
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
departure; leaving; going away; recession
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
alone; by oneself; on one's own
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
two persons; two people; pair; couple
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to apologize; to apologise
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
contract; compact; agreement
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
together; at the same time; same; identical
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
de facto marriage; common-law marriage