to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
time; hour; period; class
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
existence; being; presence
number one; first; best; most; game; round
zest for living; energy to live
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
the other day; a few days ago
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
how; in what way; how about; questionable
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
story; tale; talk; discussion
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
honorific/polite/humble prefix
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post