moment by moment; hour by hour
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
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
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
meaning; significance; sense
convenience; handiness; usefulness
difference between night and day; world of difference; (being) poles apart; (lit.) difference between heaven and earth
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
go that far; to that extent
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
physical condition; state of health
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
regret; repentance; remorse
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked