direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
nonparticipation; nonattendance
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
final; eventual; ultimate
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
next; secondly; subsequently
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material