to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
why; how; for what reason
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to some extent; to a certain extent
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
student (esp. a university student)
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt