unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
anything and everything; just about everything
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced