to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
two persons; two people; pair; couple
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
myself; yourself; I; me; you
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
very popular; highly favoured
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally