wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
surname; family name; last name
short pause; short interval
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
such; like that; that sort of; very
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
meaning; significance; sense
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
question; inquiry; enquiry
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to increase (all the more)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
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
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
being very good at; strongest point