system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
jack of all trades, master of none
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to become settled; to be fixed
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
like this; this sort; this way
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
don't you think?; indicates question
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to state; to express; to mention
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to face; to go towards; to head towards