important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
how; in what way; how about
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
so; like this; in this way
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason