spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
impossible; unlikely; improbable
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
Safety (gridiron football position)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
originally; by nature; from the start
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
to dye; to colour; to color
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)