material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
a little bit; a little while
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
author; writer; novelist; artist
self-employed profession (e.g. actor, artist); liberal profession
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
periodic medical check-up (examination)
something like ...; something called ...
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...