authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to face; to go towards; to head towards
time; season; period; phase; stage
matter (to attend to); business; affair; use; need
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in one's own way or style
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
while; during; while; although; all; both
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)