to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
beginning; outset; first; onset
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
folding; bending; wrapping; packing; folding (in poker)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
raising (bet); raising (object); lifting; raising (topic); bringing up; raising (children); rearing
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just