to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
at once; immediately; right now
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
(another's) child; child; kid
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
promising without due consideration
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
how much; how many; to what extent
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
now that; since; so long as; because
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
thorough; exhaustive; complete
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)