on countless occasions; many a time
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
(period of) a year; during an era
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
all; entire; whole; altogether
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base