cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
magnetism; magnetic force
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
two persons; two people; pair; couple
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
rather; better; instead; if anything
good performance; good work; great success
something like ...; something called ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to concern; to be related
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)