yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
winter vacation; winter holidays
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
shoulder pain (at about age forty)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
having only tiles of one suit and not having called any tiles (meld); having only tiles of one suit and a concealed hand
concealed winning hand consisting of chows, a pair that isn't a value pair, and an open wait
win worth 16000 points (or, if dealer, 24000 points)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
hey there; I say; see here
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
doctor's rounds (in hospital)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
how; in what way; how about; questionable
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
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...
mass communication; mass media
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
don't you think?; indicates question