number one; first; best; most; game; round
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
how; in what way; by what means
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
time; hour; period; class
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
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
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
fat (of meat); fatty meat
nice; likeable; desirable
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
kimono fabrics shop; draper