to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
why; how; for what reason
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
pull together!; give it your best shot!; let's do this!
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
honorific/polite/humble prefix
since when; from when; how long
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
all; entire; whole; altogether
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
I see; that's right; indeed
time-out; timeout; timeout
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of