time; hour; period; class
in the morning; during the morning
what do you want?; can I help you?
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
because of; owing to; due to
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
contact; touch; contact lens
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
extremely; very; really; super; so
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
why; how; for what reason
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
no!; no no!; no, not at all
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
person who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid