to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
matter causing distress; something causing worry
all; entire; whole; altogether
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
match; game; bout; contest
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.)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
suffix for familiar person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
becoming stereotyped; becoming tedious; becoming repetitive; becoming routine; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
then; well; so; well then
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other