(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
materials; data; document
so; like this; in this way
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
how; in what way; how about
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
now; the present time; just now; another; more
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
(not) so much; (not) that much
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
myself; yourself; I; me; you
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life