thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
three; three years of age
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
while moving; on the move
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
please (give me); please (do for me)
to repeat; to do something over again
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
individual; private person; personal; private
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt