event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to take a veneer off something
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
such; this sort of; like this
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to apologize; to apologise
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy