that is to say; so that means
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
to use up all one's strength
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
seventh day of the month; seven days
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
not understanding; not knowing
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
and; thereupon; because of that
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
public-private partnership; PPP; point-to-point protocol; PPP
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to be manageable; to be able to handle
to have an eye on; to zero in on
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to happen to have on hand or in stock
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
in terms of; from the point of view of
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully