hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
very young; childish; immature
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to ask; to enquire; to query
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
very young; little; childish; immature
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance