member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
script; libretto; scenario
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
genius; prodigy; natural gift
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
new star; newcomer; freshman
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
without preparation; off the cuff; unreserved; without restraint; beginning; start
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to be conspicuous; to stand out
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight