sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
police; police officer; police station
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
in that way; thus; so; so?
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...