although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
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
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to put one's life on the line
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
in that manner; like that
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)