to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
more than usual (usu. time)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
man; male; masculine gender
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
overall; general; as a whole
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly