to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
dozens; scores of; decades
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
overall victory; championship
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
contract; compact; agreement
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
that is to say; so that means
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
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
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews