in comparison to; rather than
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading