existence; being; presence
myself; yourself; I; me; you
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
surely; certainly; without doubt
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
instant; moment; for an instant
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
rather; better; instead; if anything
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to triumph; to be elated with success
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to leap back; to jump back
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to lend an ear to; to listen to
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss