this world; this life; world of the living
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away