to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
race (of people); type of person
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
tracing; trail left in the snow (by mountaineers); following (a trail of footprints); trace (of a matrix)
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
police officer; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) side dish (eaten with rice)
(not) even once; (not) ever