yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
no!; no no!; no, not at all
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to stop walking; to pause
to be surprised; to be astonished
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately