double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't