to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
how long; how far; how much
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
time; hour; period; class
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to keep watch (e.g. on a suspect); to be on the lookout (for); to spend a lot of money (on); to treat oneself (to); to paste; to stick
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
paper plane; paper airplane; paper aeroplane
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
is that so?; I see; right; oh
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
such; this sort of; like this
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule