approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
town girl; girl raised in a town
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
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)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
time; hour; period; class
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
go that far; to that extent
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
rationalization; justification
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
such; like that; that sort of; very
meaning; significance; sense
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...