name; given name; first name
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
occupation; calling; livelihood
hello; good day; good afternoon
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
foreign car; imported car; paddle wheel
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
have a good day; take care; see you
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
subway; metro; underground (railway)
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)