state of emergency; emergency; crisis
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to pass (of time); to elapse
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
how many people; a number of people
(opening of a) wound; cut
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
without; but if; otherwise; or else
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
uni-; single; unitary; sole
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me