indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
second (unit of time); arc second
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
chance (of success); odds
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles