permission; approval; authorization; license
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to concern; to be related
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
testimony; (verbal) evidence
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
door; gate; opening; title page
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
large number (of); many; majority
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
rest; break; recess; intermission
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
sitting down; sitting up; sit!
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
will not do; do not; does not
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
such; like that; that sort of