to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
department store; department
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
subway; metro; underground (railway)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
air conditioning; air cooling
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
primary school; elementary school; grade school
graduation ceremony; commencement
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
dispensing with the preliminaries ...; omitting the previous part
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
beginning; outset; first; onset