ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
modesty; humility; being humble
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
this for sure; certainly is
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
almost; roughly; approximately
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
attendance; attending to someone; taking care of someone
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
letter; missive; note; mail
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days