to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
aptitude; aptness; suitability
consideration; taking into account
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
at the present time; as of now; at this time
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
really; truly; indeed; good grief
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
particularly; only; in the case of
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to have a talk; to tell a story
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
together; at the same time; same; identical
after that; afterwards; thereafter
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)