to be helpful; to be useful
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
why; how; for what reason
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
wounded person; injured person
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing