cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to come face to face (with)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
surroundings; environs; circumference
female high school student
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
email with attached photos sent from a mobile phone; photo taken with a mobile phone; taking a photo with a mobile phone
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
notice; attention; observation
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine