book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
to prevent; to take precautions
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
inspection; examination; checking
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
light; right; right field; right fielder
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
by myself; in person; by oneself
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
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet