mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
while; during; while; although; all; both
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
document; official papers
door; gate; opening; title page
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to put into the mouth; to eat
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
mistress; kept woman; concubine
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)