although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
residence; housing; residential building
listings magazine; (lit.) information magazine
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
serious; not joking; straight
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
job hunting; job searching
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
rapid development; rapid unfolding
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
another time; some other time
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly