but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
letter; missive; note; mail
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
after school (at the end of the day)
football pitch; soccer field
defection from or leaving a (political) party
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
I see; that's right; indeed
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)