until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
(committee) chairman; president
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
failure; mistake; blunder
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
every year; yearly; annually
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
you could say; you might say; verging on the
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
speech; words; one's lines; remarks