stand-in; proxy; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
left; left field; left fielder
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK; I've got it
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
going the whole distance; pitching a whole game
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to be exhausted; to be worn out
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry