to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
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 draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
second division; secondary division
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
by myself; in person; by oneself
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to read volume by volume; to go on reading
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly