about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
second (unit of time); arc second
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
suffix for familiar person
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
dreadnought class (of warship)
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
accurate; correct; precise; exact
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
reaching; attaining; arrival
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)