(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
story; tale; talk; discussion
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
front; frontage; facade; main
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be silent; to say nothing
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
number one; first; best; most; game; round
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor